Claire Gillyon
Gentle, person-focused counselling for daily struggles
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About Claire
Claire Gillyon offers a warm, person-focused approach to counselling. She meets people where they are and helps them notice patterns that matter. Claire uses empathy and patience to make it easier to talk about difficult things.
Claire aims to help people raise self awareness so they can make changes that feel manageable. She emphasises trust and a gentler way of working rather than pushing for quick fixes. This makes it easier to tackle worries without feeling overwhelmed.
Background and approach
Her work covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, self-esteem difficulties and coping with life changes. A broader set of focuses includes ADHD, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and dissociation.
Claire draws on approaches that suit each person’s needs. She uses Client-Centred techniques to build a safe space and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thinking and behaviour patterns. Mindfulness, Psychodynamic ideas and Internal Family Systems are also part of her practice when they fit the person’s goals.
Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 397781
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Claire's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms.
- 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 works online
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. It involves practical steps to change thinking and test new ways of coping, which can suit worries like anxiety, stress and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals and preferences and shape sessions together. This collaborative process means the method used can change as needs evolve.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to schedule regular sessions, have shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid camera use if that feels better. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available session types before booking.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Claire help with?
Claire works with stress, anxiety, addiction and depression. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred style that prioritises empathy and trust. Techniques from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches are used when helpful.
What background and experience does she have?
Claire has four years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns. She aims to help people raise self awareness and make manageable changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are costs and payment organised?
Costs vary with location and the therapist’s availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claire?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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