Claire Gillyon, BACP

Claire Gillyon uses a client-focused way of working to help people feel steadier in their lives. She meets people where they are and offers a calm, patient space to talk through difficult feelings. Her approach emphasises empathy and practical steps that gently reduce overwhelm.

She draws on several approaches, including client-centred work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to address stress, anxiety and addiction concerns. Claire also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting strain and low self-esteem. People bring life changes, grief and compassion fatigue to sessions and she supports them through those transitions.

With four years of practice, she combines talking therapies with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns that keep repeating. Internal Family Systems is used where helpful to map different parts of a person’s experience and find kinder ways to respond to them. Sessions aim to be practical and down-to-earth, not full of jargon.

Claire works with people navigating ADHD, attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and blended family questions. She also pays attention to chronic health, caregiving stress and body image issues. Her focus is on building small, achievable changes that add up over time.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online. Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is shown as BACP. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a warm, non-judgemental relationship that helps people explore their feelings and make decisions. This approach is useful for people who need a steady space to talk through stress, relationship questions or low self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, addiction-related behaviours and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then agree a plan together. That collaborative process helps decide whether more reflective work, skill-building or a mix of both will be most useful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls suit in-depth conversations while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins or when writing your thoughts helps more than speaking. These options aim to make therapy easier to attend and maintain alongside everyday life.