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Clive Fisher

Therapist · United Kingdom

Counselling that helps with everyday struggles

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Clive Fisher
Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom · 261017
Experience
8 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Person-centred care
  • Practical coping tools
  • BACP registered

About Clive

Clive Fisher draws on eight years of practice and his own experience of anxiety and depression to offer down-to-earth support. He holds a Diploma in Integrative Counselling from a British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy accredited college and is a BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) registered member. Clive explains things simply and focuses on what helps in everyday life.

Clive works in a straightforward, person-centred way. He listens first and helps people find small, practical steps that feel manageable. Sessions often focus on building self-awareness and coping strategies for stress, anxiety, low mood and difficult life changes.

His background includes community mental health work and roles as an independent mental health advocate and in occupational therapy. This experience informs how he links people to local statutory and voluntary support when that would help.

Clive uses an integrative style, drawing on humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive and existential ideas as needed. He adapts tools to the person rather than following a single method. He commonly explores attachment patterns, self-esteem, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties.

People come to him with many concerns, including codependency, ADHD, parenting strains, grief, intimacy-related issues and career stresses. He aims to create a trusting space that helps people make choices and build stronger day-to-day routines.

Sessions focus on collaboration and practical outcomes. Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling details.

How Clive’s approaches work online

Clive commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his work. Attachment-Based approaches look at how early relationships affect current emotional patterns and help people understand repetitive relationship responses. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, warmth and respect so people can explore their feelings at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and builds practical strategies to change behaviours and manage anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Clive discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods collaboratively. He aims to match techniques to what someone needs most rather than following a fixed plan.

Details about session formats are not listed in the biography, so readers should confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when days are busy. It also makes continued contact possible for people who live far from services or are managing ongoing health or work demands. Registered and accredited professionals can discuss practical arrangements and help plan sessions that suit individual routines and goals.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Listed on profile

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues can be talked about with this counsellor?

Clive supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, and a wide range of related concerns such as codependency, grief, self-esteem and relationship or family issues.

How would sessions typically feel or proceed?

He uses a person-centred style and listens first, then works collaboratively to find manageable steps and coping strategies tailored to each person.

What background does he bring to his work?

Clive has eight years of experience and has worked in community mental health, as an independent mental health advocate and in occupational therapy.

What professional credentials are held?

He holds a Diploma in Integrative Counselling from a BACP accredited college and is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with this counsellor?

International clients are accepted, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to start therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.

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