- Years in practice
- 15
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Claire
Claire Gallaugher is a counsellor with more than 15 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on practical support for people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related worries. Claire aims to offer a calm space where clients can talk things through and find manageable ways forward.
Her approach is flexible and built around each person's needs. Sessions are shaped by what matters most to the client, whether that is improving communication, managing anxiety, working through grief, or coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Claire uses a mix of talking, reflection and straightforward strategies to address daily problems and emotional patterns. Claire draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current connections. She also uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep the conversation focused on the client’s experience.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques are used when people want tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. She lists experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns, including stress, addiction, sleep difficulties, self-esteem and ADHD, along with additional focuses such as adoption and foster care, blended family issues, and family of origin problems.
Claire describes her work as respectful, sensitive and compassionate. Claire is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Her practice is based in Northern Ireland and client agreements are under Northern Ireland law.
What Claire works with
Everything Claire lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Claire helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Claire lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they feel and react in certain ways inside close relationships and is useful for parenting and connection issues. Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist offers empathetic listening and reflection so clients can make sense of their feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing practical behaviours. It suits people who want clear tools for anxiety, low mood or stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process may blend elements from different approaches and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, so people can choose what fits their life. Video calls let conversations feel more like face-to-face meetings. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, childcare and travel.
Questions people ask about Claire
What issues does Claire focus on?
She works with relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and intimacy-related issues, plus anxiety, depression, stress and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical, combining listening with reflective discussion and skills-based techniques to tackle everyday problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
What qualifications and location are stated?
She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises from the United Kingdom under Northern Ireland law.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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