Claire Gillyon , BACP

Claire Gillyon is a counsellor who focuses on helping people find steadier footing when life feels hard. She uses a client-centred style to listen without judgment and help people make sense of their experiences. Claire holds BACP accreditation and brings four years of practice to her work in the United Kingdom.

Claire aims to create a calm space where people can talk plainly about stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries. She also supports those dealing with addictions, difficulty with intimacy, eating concerns and parenting strain. Concerns such as ADHD, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue are part of the work she offers.

Her approach blends practical techniques and reflective conversation. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new ways of responding. Mindfulness practices are offered to help settle overwhelming emotions and increase moment-to-moment awareness.

Claire also draws on psychodynamic ideas and Internal Family Systems to look at patterns that repeat across relationships and life stages. That helps with attachment questions, feelings of abandonment and issues around commitment or control. She talks through how past experiences link to present behaviour in clear, simple terms.

People who want flexible, remote options can meet Claire by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. She works with adults on concerns ranging from chronic health stress to communication problems and body image, and welcomes enquiries from international clients.

How Claire adapts therapeutic approaches for online work

Claire uses client-centred counselling to prioritise the person's experience and build a trusting working relationship in each session. This means the conversation is shaped around what matters to the client and the pace is set by them, which can help with stress, self-esteem and relationship worries.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical steps to change patterns. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes because it offers concrete strategies to test between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claire will discuss options with clients and adapt methods to fit their goals and preferences, reviewing what helps and what doesn't as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions that benefit from visual cues, phone calls suit people with lower bandwidth, live chat can be a shorter check-in and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments while keeping the focus on achievable change and practical support.