Claire Ratcliffe: Psychotherapist, Supervisor & Couples Therapist

Claire Ratcliffe: Psychotherapist, Supervisor & Couples Therapist Psychotherapist, Supervisor & Couples Therapist. There are many reasons why people choose to come to therapy.

Podcast: Healing Relationships: With Ourselves, Others & The World

For more information please click on the link belo For some, it can be a sense of discomfort, an internal struggle, or perhaps an external trigger has pushed you towards seeking support. Therapy can be an empowering process, supporting you to reconnect with yourself, to notice and take care of your needs, bringing you self awarene

ss, healing, and a deeper sense of security. I work to provide clients with a safe and attuned therapeutic experience. This gives you the space to look at old patterns of behaviour that are no longer serving you, supporting you to make healthier changes, moving you forward into a place of authenticity. My main training and theoretical background is Transactional Analysis & Relational Integrative Psychotherapy. I offer both short-term and long-term therapy for individuals, couples, and groups. Supervision

I completed my Supervision training at The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy in January 2015. My work as a Supervisor is very much informed by Transactional Analysis & Relational Integrative theory. I supervise Counsellors & Psychotherapists from a wide range of theoretical approaches. I also provide Clinical & Reflective Supervision (Individual & Group) for various organisations. Relationship & Couples Counselling

I am a qualified relationship therapist, and have been working with couples, polyamorous & other relationship variations since 2013. I work with heterosexual relationships & those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Telephone & Online sessions available, both within the UK & Internationally. For further information, you can access this via the following link:

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/claire-ratcliffe


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New podcast episode out… The Cost of Being a Therapist in Private Practice.Healing Relationships: with ourselves, others...
07/04/2026

New podcast episode out… The Cost of Being a Therapist in Private Practice.

Healing Relationships: with ourselves, others and the world…

07/04/2026

If your therapist isn’t offering you reassurance right away… It’s probably on purpose 👀



01/04/2026

Therapy Training .. AKA The DIVORCE Course!

26/03/2026

In answer to someone’s question.. Do Supervisors have Supervisors?

19/03/2026

Ever Wonder What Your Therapist
Takes To Supervision?

Therapists are required to go to supervision. This is a minimum of once every month. I have three supervisors so I have supervision roughly around every 10 days. Each of my supervisors specialise in different areas which is really important to me to make sure that I am providing the best support for myself and for my clients.

When your therapist talks about you in supervision, your identifying details are confidential, but they do talk about the therapeutic process.

15/03/2026

My dog Charlie went for a dog groom a couple of days ago with his groomer who adores him. I’m so glad he’s comfortable with her and likes to see her. Charlie has lived in 3 other homes before coming to me .. the one he was born in.. then went to live with one family, then was moved on to another and then he came to me.

It’s taken him a long while to settle in. He’s recently got more comfortable with me holding him, but he doesn’t like others to pick him up or hold him. But he is getting used to his Dog Groomer and she absolutely loves him. She was saying how much she was looking forward to him coming in.

He looks totally adorable when he’s been groomed… But it just looks very different to his usual fluffy face. I’ve put a picture at the end of this video of the end result. I love how she always puts a little neckerchief on him. And he always smells absolutely delicious.



13/03/2026

Is It A Boundary Or A Rule? .. There is a difference. When you are stating a boundary, you are stating it from what feels okay or not okay for you… When it is a rule, it can seem controlling of the other person.

12/03/2026

Boundaries In Dating .. With Charlie 🐾


10/03/2026

How Often Should You Go For Couples Therapy?

Some couples are put off going for couples therapy if they think it has to be a weekly commitment where they are sorting out Childcare, fitting it around work schedules and also the financial aspect .. but there are different options and I think it’s always best to check out with the couples therapist what options are available.

Some will say that you have to attend every single week otherwise they cannot work with you. This can depend on their diary, their schedule, the way that they contract. Some therapists offer intensives, or longer sessions that you can have less frequently. It is always best to check with the Couple’s therapist to see what works for all parties.

09/03/2026

How To Set Internal
Boundaries …. Setting internal boundaries is a really good way to develop a caring relationship with ourselves. Where we are responsible for ourselves and to ourselves.

Internal boundaries are about creating an internal contract with yourself… Agreements that are going to support you and take care of you. In this video I am describing how you can set them for yourself… And a start might be knowing what it is that you don’t want and then how you can flip it on its head to create a boundary that you do want for yourself.


04/03/2026

Healing Relationships Podcast…

Are there any topics you would like me to discuss on my podcast?
A lot of what I talk about in the podcast is about healing your relationship with yourself and others.

There are different topics covered such as learning to be comfortable alone, building a relationship with yourself, learning how to trust yourself, why we choose the partners we choose, Inner child healing.

But I would be really interested to see if there are any other topics that you would like me to cover. I actually booked today off with the intention of recording several episodes but I am full of a cold which has got worse since recording this post….24 hours later and I have a full on cold. So I will see what I can get done this week.

I can see that people are downloading episodes every day and I can see which ones are the most popular.

I have a few ideas of what my next few episodes will be, but I would like to look at topics that you guys are interested in so please do let me know. 

23/02/2026

Polyamorous/Open Relationships.

It is a misconception that cheating and infidelity cannot happen in polyamorous and open relationships.

For polyamorous and open relationships to be fulfilling, what is required for all partners is communication. This is key.

It’s important to talk about the boundaries, the non-negotiables, and create a contract that works well for all partners that can be adjusted if necessary.

This does not mean that cheating cannot take place because of course it can.
And yes this can of course extend to
TV shows!


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