- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Claire
Claire Gillyon is a counsellor who focuses on helping people find steadier ground during stressful times. She meets people where they are and supports them through change with patience and empathy. Claire holds a BACP accreditation, and uses straightforward conversation to help clients understand what they are facing.
She draws on client-centred work to make sessions feel collaborative and respectful. That means the pace and topics follow the client’s priorities.
Background and approach
Claire also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and try new ways of coping in everyday life. Mindfulness strategies appear in her sessions to help people notice thoughts and strong feelings without being overwhelmed. She also uses psychodynamic thinking and Internal Family Systems ideas to look at how past experiences and inner parts can shape current struggles.
These approaches can help with stress, anxiety, low mood and self-esteem. Claire supports people concerned about parenting, relationship patterns and intimacy-related issues, as well as addictions, eating concerns and ADHD. She also helps with ageing and caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and communication problems.
Sessions aim to be practical, with simple steps to try between meetings. With four years of experience, Claire offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. She works with people across the United Kingdom and accepts international clients.
To start, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions.
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Claire helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Claire’s approaches work online
Claire blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy to tailor sessions to each person. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead, which helps people feel understood and set their own goals. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and introduces practical experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood.She also brings in mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting swept away by them. Mindfulness can be useful for stress, rumination and managing strong emotions day to day. Choosing which approach to use is a shared decision - the client and therapist will review what helps and adapt the plan as therapy progresses.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions suit those who prefer voice only, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options increase flexibility and mean therapy can continue during moves, travel or a busy week, while still keeping focus on practical work and personal goals.
Questions people ask about Claire
What kinds of problems does Claire help with?
She supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. She also helps with parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, eating concerns and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is collaborative and client-centred, with practical CBT techniques and mindfulness exercises introduced as needed. She also draws on psychodynamic and Internal Family Systems ideas to understand patterns and inner parts.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns across mental health and relationship areas.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. She is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be held as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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