CASE STUDY

Clear Path Counselling:
From Clearer Visibility to
More Client Demand

Clear Path Counselling is a local counselling practice based in Street, Somerset, serving clients locally and online across the UK.

Magnum Opus Studio worked with Claire Kelly to improve the practice’s digital footprint, making it easier for Google, Google Maps and AI search systems to understand, verify and trust.

Early results suggest a clear uplift in both visibility and client demand.

Results are early indicators and should be understood as associated with the visibility work, not as a guaranteed outcome.

Clear Path Counselling case study image showing the counselling website displayed on a laptop

Before: The Original Clear Path Counselling Website
The previous website had useful information, but the structure, service clarity and search signals were harder for Google, AI systems and potential clients to interpret.

1
AI Visibility Improved

Clear Path Counselling began appearing more consistently across AI visibility testing, with supporting signals from website citations, directory profiles and AI-generated recommendations.

2
New Consultations Up 600%

In the latest 30-day comparison, new consultations increased by 600%. This coincided with visibility improvements across the website, Google Business Profile and AI search tracking.

3
Counselling Sessions Up 30%+


Counselling session volume increased by over 30% during the same period.

Updated: 5th June 2026. These figures use percentage uplift only. Actual client and session numbers are not shown publicly.

 The Starting Point

The Challenge:
Making the Practice Easier to Discover

Clear Path Counselling already offered professional, trauma-informed counselling and had a strong reputation with existing clients.

The challenge was making that value easier to understand across the places where people and AI systems now look for evidence.

The problem was not the quality of the practice.

The problem was that the online footprint needed to explain the practice more clearly across the places where people and AI systems now look for evidence.

Clear Path Counselling original website image showing the earlier counselling homepage before visibility improvements

After: The Rebuilt Clear Path Counselling Website
The rebuilt website created a clearer structure around services, location, practitioner identity, FAQs, trust signals and client next steps.

Online visibility issues included:

  • Unclear service and local positioning.
  • Website content did not fully communicate the practice’s strengths and specialisms.
  • Brand positioning and messaging lacked consistency across online platforms.
  • Directory and citation signals needed strengthening.
  • Google Business Profile required better alignment with the wider digital footprint.
  • AI search systems lacked sufficient corroborating evidence to build a clear understanding of the practice.
 What We Improved
Website Clarity

Google Business Profile
Local Citations
AI Visibility Signals
Conversion Funnel
 SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
TRACKED VISIBILITY SIGNALS IMPROVED

The visibility work strengthened multiple signals across the digital footprint.

The work is ongoing, and several planned activities have not yet been implemented.

AI visibility tracking

MentionsCitationsImpressionsShare of Voice
+94%+93%+266%+28%

The real value is the commercial uplift.

New ConsultationsCounselling Sessions
+600%+30%+

+94%
Brand Mentions

Clear Path Counselling AI visibility chart showing a 94 percent increase in brand mentions

+93%
Brand Citations

Clear Path Counselling AI visibility chart showing a 94 percent increase in brand mentions

+266%
Visibility Impressions

Clear Path Counselling AI visibility chart showing a 266 percent increase in visibility impressions

+28%
AI Share of Voice

Clear Path Counselling AI visibility chart showing a 28 percent increase in AI share of voice
 WORK CONTINUES
This Is Not the Finished Result

The visibility work strengthened multiple signals across the digital footprint.

The work is ongoing, and several planned activities have not yet been implemented.
Future work includes:

  • Continued content development.
  • Additional authority and citation building
  • Review generation systems
  • Expanded local visibility signals
  • Ongoing AI visibility monitoring and optimisation

The purpose of this case study is not to claim a final outcome, but to demonstrate what can happen when a business becomes easier for search engines, maps and AI systems to understand and trust.

NEXT STEP

What Would Similar Improvements Mean For Your Business?

Clear Path Counselling is only one example.

If your business depends on local enquiries, recommendations and trust, improving your digital footprint may create similar opportunities.

Book a 20-minute visibility call to discuss your current visibility and identify potential improvement areas.

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Before the call, I’ll take a quick look at your website, Google Business Profile and local visibility, so the conversation starts with real observations rather than generic advice.

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