Clive Fisher

Clive Fisher is a counsellor with eight years' experience who draws on personal experience of anxiety and depression. He uses what he learned in his own recovery to help people notice patterns, build self-awareness and find practical ways to cope with daily life.

He holds a Diploma in Integrative Counselling from a BACP accredited college and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He also maintains DBS (CRB) certification, professional indemnity insurance and clinical supervision.

Clive works in private practice and alongside community mental health services. In those roles he has supported people with long-term mental health problems and helped connect them with statutory and voluntary agencies. He also has experience as an independent mental health advocate and in occupational therapy.

He helps with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger, loss and bereavement, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues. He also lists support for ADHD, bipolar and intimacy-related matters among his areas of experience.

Clive describes an integrative, person-centred style. That means sessions focus on the individual's needs and may draw on humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive and existential ideas. He aims to build a trusting working relationship and to tailor the approach to what each person finds most helpful.

How certain approaches work in online counselling

Attachment-based work pays attention to how people relate to others and to themselves. It can help when past loss, abandonment or recurring relationship difficulties affect trust and closeness. Client-centred work puts the person's experience at the heart of sessions and focuses on listening, empathy and supporting self-discovery. It suits people who want a safe place to talk things through without judgement. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and offers practical steps to change patterns that cause distress, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and some stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Clive will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as new priorities emerge and as the working relationship develops.

Confirm the current session options before booking, because specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy lives, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when someone prefers not to. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and conversation to suit the online context so the work remains practical and focused on everyday life.