- Attachment-focused
- Practical strategies
- Mindfulness-informed
About Claire
Claire Gallaugher is a BACP-registered counsellor with 15 years of experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and challenges such as anxiety, depression and stress. Claire aims to create a calm, respectful space where people feel heard and understood.
She listens first and then adapts sessions to what each person needs. That might mean working on communication skills, looking at patterns from earlier relationships, practising mindfulness exercises, or trying straightforward behavioural strategies. Sessions are practical and grounded in everyday life rather than abstract theory.
Claire has particular experience with adoption and foster care, attachment concerns and abandonment wounds. She also helps with parenting stress, blended family issues, and the emotional effects of separation or domestic violence. Many people come for help with grief, sleep disruption, addictions, low self-esteem and coping with life changes.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally focused work. Mindfulness practices are offered when they suit the person’s needs. Claire explains options clearly and involves people in choosing what to try.
Claire works under Northern Ireland law and notes that her contracts are governed by UK jurisdiction. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. If someone wants to begin, she asks them to use the service Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
How Claire’s approaches work in online therapy
Claire blends attachment-based and client-centred work with cognitive behavioural tools. Attachment-based approaches look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and help people build different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and reflecting back what matters to the person so they feel understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right mix is a joint process. Claire talks with each person about their goals and preferences and adjusts methods as therapy progresses. She wants clients to feel involved in choosing what to try and reviews what is working during sessions.
If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-in sessions when needed. Some people find video helpful for face-to-face interaction, while others prefer audio for a simpler setup or lower bandwidth. Confirm the available options when you sign up so sessions match your daily routine and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Claire help with?
Claire helps with relationship and family concerns, trauma and intimacy problems, as well as anxiety, depression, stress and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines listening-led, client-centred work with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and emotionally focused methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people on relationship, parenting and trauma-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom under Northern Ireland law.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; note that client contracts are under Northern Ireland law and UK jurisdiction.
How are costs and payments handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process for starting therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.