- Client-centred care
- Practical tools
- Mindfulness focus
About Claire
Claire Gillyon is a counsellor who aims to meet people where they are. She focuses on helping clients raise self-awareness and find gentler ways to manage difficult feelings. Claire works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, including intimacy and codependency issues.
She uses a mix of client-centred listening and practical tools to help people feel steadier. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments that can change day-to-day life. Mindfulness practice is offered to build calm and present-moment skills.
Claire also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at old patterns that keep recurring. Internal Family Systems work is used when it helps to separate different parts of a person’s experience and give each part space to be heard. These approaches are blended to suit individual needs rather than applied as a fixed programme.
With four years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, she brings a steady, patient style. Sessions are conversational and practical, with an emphasis on building trust and small achievable steps. Claire accepts clients based in the United Kingdom and international clients who prefer English.
Her goal is to help people land, breathe, and find an easier way of living. She encourages people to take the first step and explore what kind of support would fit their life.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what someone is feeling. It helps people feel heard and understood and is useful for stress, relationship strain and low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings and actions and looks for small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression and compulsive behaviours by offering practical steps to try between sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build steadiness. It often supports people dealing with stress, overwhelm and chronic worry.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice is reviewed as progress is made so the plan can change if needed.
Please confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to maintain continuity when circumstances change, and to try different tools between meetings without disrupting daily routines.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Claire help with?
Claire supports people with stress, anxiety and depression. She also works with relationship issues, addictions, eating concerns and codependency among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred approach with empathy and patience. Sessions blend listening with practical techniques from CBT and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has four years of professional experience working with a range of concerns. She aims to offer steady, supportive care while people make changes.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Claire is able to work with international clients who use English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Check the booking flow for up-to-date details.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model 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 therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.