Clive Fisher, BACP

Clive Fisher draws on both personal experience and professional work to support people facing anxiety, depression and life changes. He trained at a BACP accredited college and holds a Diploma in Integrative Counselling. Clive is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and his practice follows the organisation's ethical guidelines.

Clive uses a person-centred style that aims to build trust and self-awareness. Sessions focus on practical coping strategies and clearer thinking about day-to-day problems. He mixes approaches from humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive and existential traditions to suit each person.

He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, trauma, relationship and family issues, grief, anger and self-esteem. Clive also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career transitions, ADHD and compassion fatigue. He can talk through sensitive topics such as abandonment, attachment issues and aspects of sexual culture in a non-judgemental way.

Alongside private practice, Clive has experience in community mental health and as an independent mental health advocate. That background informs referrals and links with statutory and voluntary agencies when extra support is needed.

Sessions aim to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping. Clive encourages collaboration so goals and methods reflect what matters to each person. He accepts clients from the United Kingdom and international clients who wish to work in English.

How Clive’s approaches work in online therapy

Clive commonly uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches in his work. Attachment-Based work looks at patterns in how people connect and can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns and attachment issues. Client-Centred work focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says so they can find their own solutions and build self-awareness.

He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try out different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression. Each approach is practical and aimed at clear, day-to-day changes rather than jargon or labels.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Clive will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person's goals and preferences. That might mean using one approach more than another, or trying different ideas until something fits.

The biography does not list specific online session types, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. It can also support continuity of care when someone is travelling or living abroad, provided sessions are scheduled around time zones and commitments.