14/01/2026
It makes complete sense that people get counselling and coaching confused.
From the outside, they can look very similar. Both involve talking, reflection, and support.
I’m trained as a counsellor and manage an incredible counselling team within my practice, so I never take offence when people get it wrong.
But the coaching work I do is different.
The easiest way I can explain it is with a car analogy.
COUNSELLING
Like taking your car into a garage because it’s making a strange noise. You lift the bonnet, explore what’s happening and understand why it’s there.
That kind of space is incredibly valuable and, for many people, essential.
MY COACHING
Like understanding the noise and then upgrading the engine, improving the steering, tuning the suspension and learning how to drive with confidence.
In practice, this means the sessions feel different…
• more collaborative than traditional counselling
• more direct and challenging when needed
• less about reflecting feelings back and more about working with beliefs, mindset, and behaviour
• less about talking things through, more about learning tools or reframing thinking to move forwards
🔵My sessions are 90 minutes and focused on what you want to work on.
🔵We’ll share wins, look honestly at what’s been challenging, and work through it together and you’ll leave each session with clear, practical actions and tools to try in everyday life.
🔵There’s also a strong educational element. I help you understand your thoughts, emotions, nervous system, and patterns so things start to make sense, rather than feeling random or out of your control.
🔵I’ll still use all my counselling skills, but I’ll also bring in other approaches when and if they’re helpful - including NLP, hypnotherapy, and Time Line Therapy - to work at a deeper, often unconscious level.
🔵You’re not just supported in the room either. You can contact me between sessions, because change doesn’t only happen in a 90-minute window.
🔵This is a time-bound, focussed process, designed to build momentum and create lasting change.
Both counselling and coaching are valuable. They just meet different needs at different times.
And part of my role is helping you work out which approach is right for you.
Sometimes the honest truth is that it’s hard to really understand how what I offer is different until you experience it!
Check out my Explore the 7Cs of Wellbeing session. A powerful, standalone session, like a MOT but for your life.
For many men, it’s a really helpful first step into coaching and to seeing if we’re a good fit.
➡️The Life MOT is £399 with my January offer (normally £499).
If you’re curious, booking is simple - just drop me an email at enquiries@clairereeves.org.uk
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