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Claire Gillyon

Therapist / counsellor · United Kingdom

Claire GillyonBACP

Calm, practical counselling for life changes

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  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • SessionsOnline
  • Client-centred care
  • Mindfulness-based tools
  • CBT approaches

About Claire

Claire Gillyon is a counsellor who focuses on helping people through stressful life moments. She offers a calm, patient approach and aims to meet clients where they are. Claire encourages gentle change and greater self-awareness without pressure.

Claire uses talking techniques that centre the person in the room. She listens closely and helps people notice patterns in their thinking and behaviour. This helps with everyday worries like stress and anxiety, and with more specific concerns such as addiction, eating issues and low self-esteem.

She also brings methods from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness into sessions. These tools are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practise simple coping skills. Claire mixes these practical steps with a fuller look at life history when that feels useful.

Internal Family Systems ideas inform how she works with different parts of a person’s experience, such as shame or anger. Psychodynamic thinking is used to look at repeated relationship patterns and attachment themes. Together these approaches aim to make sense of emotional pain and offer new ways to respond.

Claire holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated to BACP. She has four years of experience and works from the United Kingdom. If you are considering support, Claire asks people to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to begin.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online work

Claire uses client-centred work to focus on the person’s own goals and experience, creating space to be heard and understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thought patterns and to practise straightforward coping skills for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Claire will work with each person to agree which tools to use based on their goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative effort where techniques are tailored and reviewed as progress is made.

The convenience of online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments. Please confirm the specific session formats that are available before booking, as the biography does not list them. Many people find online work useful for regular check-ins, practising skills coached by the therapist and discussing relationship or pregnancy-related concerns without travel.

Professional registration

  • BACP United Kingdom · No. 397781

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsCoping with life changes

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Claire commonly help with?

Claire supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues, plus relationship and intimacy-related difficulties. She also works with parenting, addictions, eating concerns and ADHD-related challenges.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centred and patient, focusing on listening and building understanding together. She combines practical techniques with reflective conversation to help people make manageable changes.

What experience does she bring?

Claire has four years of experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns. Her approach blends short-term coping skills with longer-term exploration when needed.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is open to working with people based outside the UK.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.

How are costs handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Claire?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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