- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Claire
Claire Gillyon is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with depression, ADHD, compassion fatigue and intimacy-related issues, and she lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
Claire uses a mix of practical talking therapies. She listens to how problems show up day to day and helps people increase self-awareness. Sessions aim to make difficult feelings clearer and more manageable rather than push for quick fixes.
Her work draws on client-centred principles that let the person lead the pace. She combines that with cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness tools are offered when present-moment awareness can ease overwhelm.
Claire also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and attachment patterns affect current feelings. Internal Family Systems is another approach she may use to help people understand different inner parts and their roles in shame or guilt.
People often come with tangled practical problems - parenting stress, relationship conflict, body image struggles, or managing chronic illness and caregiving demands. Claire aims to break these down into steps that can be worked on in everyday life. She encourages small changes that feel doable and builds on what the client already knows.
If someone is considering starting, they are asked to use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first session. The service uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location.
How Claire uses talking therapies in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience. The counsellor follows the pace the client sets and reflects what they hear. This approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of difficult feelings such as shame or guilt.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches practical ways to test unhelpful thoughts. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and patterns that feed shame.
Claire treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with the client to decide which methods to try based on their goals and what feels most useful. That choice can change over time as issues become clearer.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as these are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or health limitations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight or sessions without video when bandwidth is low. Registered or accredited professionals often find these practical arrangements help therapy slot into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting, self-esteem, depression, ADHD and related concerns such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses talking therapies to increase self-awareness, alongside CBT techniques to notice thinking patterns and Internal Family Systems ideas to look at different inner parts that hold shame or guilt.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Claire has four years' experience working as a counsellor.
Is she registered and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; confirm any practical arrangements when booking to suit time zones and local regulations.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location; check the booking flow for current pricing details.
What is the first step to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.