Grief & Bereavement
This includes anticipatory grief and the loss of someone important.
Claire Perry
Integrative Counsellor • Person-Centred Focus
A warm, supportive space to explore grief, trauma, relationships, health changes and the experiences that can leave you feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Ellesmere Port • Runcorn • Buckley
- A safe space
- Your pace
- What you’re carrying matters
- A collaborative approach
A little about me
About me
I’m an integrative counsellor with a person-centred foundation. The relationship we build together is at the heart of how I work.
I offer a warm, genuine and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about what you’re experiencing, at a pace that feels right for you. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, I draw on different therapeutic ideas depending on what you need and what feels most helpful.
My counselling experience includes face-to-face client work with Macmillan Counselling Services, supporting people affected by cancer, bereavement, anticipatory grief and life-changing health conditions. I also volunteer within a counselling hub, supporting people to access affordable therapy.
Alongside my counselling work, I have a background in NHS management and experience working within healthcare environments.
A gentle starting point
Understanding difficult experiences
My own life experiences have also shaped the way I work. I understand that grief, trauma, family difficulties and major life changes can affect us in ways that are not always easy to put into words.
This helps me bring empathy, patience and sensitivity to the counselling relationship, while always keeping the focus on your experience rather than my own.
I have a particular interest in grief and bereavement, including the loss of an adult child, adjusting to life-changing diagnoses, body image, and the ways our early relationships can influence how we feel and connect with others later in life.
How I can support you
What you’re carrying matters
You do not need a tidy label, or the right words, before we begin. These are some of the experiences people often bring to me — and there is room here for whatever is true for you.
Trauma & Difficult Experiences
I offer a safe space to explore experiences that continue to affect you.
Health & Life-Changing Diagnosis
I can support you with the emotional impact of illness, change and uncertainty.
Family & Relationships
We can explore difficult family dynamics and patterns in relationships.
Anxiety & Emotional Overwhelm
We can look at what is happening underneath stress, fear or feeling unable to cope.
Body Image & Self-Worth
We can explore how you see yourself and the experiences that may have shaped that.
Life Transitions & Loss
I can support you through changes in identity, relationships, health or circumstances.
Online & Telephone Counselling
I also offer online and telephone counselling if attending in person is difficult or not suitable.
A particular area of care
Grief, loss & health changes
Some losses are named. Others arrive quietly, through illness, waiting, or a future that no longer looks the way it did. You may be holding practical decisions alongside feelings that are difficult to speak — love, fear, anger, numbness, or a sense that ordinary life has been quietly rearranged.
I have particular experience supporting people affected by cancer, bereavement and life-changing health conditions through my work with Macmillan Counselling Services. This is not about rushing towards acceptance. It is about having somewhere to bring what is true for you, including the parts that feel unfinished or hard to hold alone.
People often come to me when they are living with:
- Bereavement
- Anticipatory grief
- The loss of an adult child
- Cancer
- Life-changing diagnoses
- Long-term health conditions
- Existential concerns
- Body image following health changes
Training and practice
Qualifications & experience
My work is grounded in integrative training, regular supervision, and time spent alongside people at some of the most tender points in their lives.
- Foundation Degree in Counselling (Integrative) Completed June 2026
- Level 3 Counselling Skills
- Level 2 Counselling Skills
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
Through my face-to-face work with Macmillan Counselling Services, I have supported people affected by cancer, bereavement, anticipatory grief, trauma, anxiety, depression and life-limiting illness.
My professional development includes Suicide Awareness Training — Halton Health Improvement, January 2025 (3 CPD points), child protection, safeguarding vulnerable adults, attachment in the early years, trauma-informed practice, stress awareness, regular clinical supervision, and ongoing CPD in integrative and relational approaches.
If coming in person is difficult
Online & telephone counselling
I am qualified to offer counselling remotely. We can meet online or by telephone if attending in person is difficult, or if meeting from home simply feels more possible.
I bring the same warmth, confidentiality and unhurried pace — only the way we meet is different.
Where we can meet
Location
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Pioneer House
Ellesmere Port
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The Old Police Station
Runcorn Old Town
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Buckley
Flintshire
I also offer online and telephone counselling.
Fees
£50 per session
50-minute individual counselling sessions.
Student rate available
A reduced rate is available for students. Please get in touch to discuss this.
15-minute initial call available
Evening and weekend availability
A first conversation
Contact me
When you feel ready, we can begin with a conversation. You do not need to have the right words. A short message about what you are looking for is enough to begin.
A 15-minute initial call is available.
Evening and weekend appointments are available.
claire-caringconnections@protonmail.com
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