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About Clarashi

A considered, professional approach to working with people under sustained pressure.

Clare, a cognitive behavioural hypnotherapist and Life Coach based in Andover, Hampshire, UK, sitting comfortably in a calm peach-toned therapy room, offering a warm and welcoming presence.

How I approach the work

I work with people who are quietly under strain. Professionals and entrepreneurs who are still functioning, still delivering, but who know that something has become unsustainable.

What interests me is not the crisis point, but everything before it. The way stress accumulates slowly. The way capable people adapt and compensate and keep going, long past the point where something needed to change. My work is focused there, on understanding the patterns that have built up over time, and creating the conditions in which something different becomes possible.

I work deliberately and at a considered pace. I get frustrated by quick fixes and surface level reassurance and aim to provide genuine, lasting change. That requires space to think, time to reflect, and a structure that holds the process carefully.

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What working with me is like

Sessions are focused and purposeful, but not pressured. There is space to think clearly, without judgement, without needing to perform, explain everything at once, or have it all worked out.

The emphasis is on understanding what is actually happening, building practical skills you can use between sessions, and making changes that last beyond the work itself.

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Professional Background

I came to this work through a genuine interest in how people function under pressure and through my own experience and understanding of what it means to keep going when things are hard. That shapes how I work.

I am a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and Life Coach, working in line with recognised professional and ethical standards. My approach draws on structured therapeutic methods alongside reflective coaching, depending on what is most appropriate for you and the work being undertaken.

I am committed to ongoing professional development. My work is shaped by evidence-based frameworks, clinical supervision, and a respect for the responsibility involved in working with people’s well-being.

To ensure the highest level of ethical practice and clinical oversight, I have aquired the following qualifications and maintain professional membership with the following bodies:

  • Higher Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (HDip CBH)

  • Diploma in Stress Management & Resilience Building (Dip SMRB)

  • Certified Professional Coach (CPC)

  • Member of the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP)

  • Member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)

Alongside my therapeutic training, I hold an Associate CIPD qualification (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).

I practice within the strict ethical frameworks of these organisations, which include regular supervision and a commitment to ongoing professional development.