Claire Gallaugher, BACP
Claire Gallaugher is a counsellor with 15 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom.
About Claire
Claire Gallaugher is a counsellor with 15 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing relationship strain, family difficulties, trauma and intimacy concerns. Claire aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can begin to make practical changes.
Her approach is tailored to each person. Sessions focus on what you want to change and on small steps that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Claire draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how past relationships affect present ones, and on client-centred listening to keep sessions led by your priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help spot unhelpful thinking and to build different habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are used when emotional connection and closeness are the main concerns.
Mindfulness practices are offered as simple ways to manage stress and anxiety in the moment. Claire has helped people with grief, anger, sleeping problems, addictions, parenting strain and work-related stress. She also supports people dealing with adoption or foster care issues, attachment wounds, codependency, and separation or divorce.
Her work includes attention to self-esteem, body image, and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Claire accepts international clients. Contracts are governed by Northern Ireland law, reflecting where her practice is based.
She asks curious questions, listens carefully, and adapts the plan to what each person finds useful.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 378131 | May 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Claire lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Ways of working Claire names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Therapeutic approaches and online support
Claire blends attachment-based ideas with client-centred listening to help people understand how earlier relationships affect current connections. Attachment-based work looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people name and change repeating behaviours that harm relationships.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practise different responses. CBT offers clear exercises and small experiments that can reduce anxiety, lift low mood and change routines around sleep or anger.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try different techniques, and agree what to focus on together. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work matches your needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video calls allow a face-to-face feel while phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging suit quick check-ins, short reflections or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel commitments and to keep momentum between sessions.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Claire help with?
She helps people with relationship strain, family difficulties, trauma and intimacy issues, plus anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, sleep problems and parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Claire offers a warm, client-centred style and works collaboratively to set goals. She combines attachment ideas, CBT and mindfulness to match practical tools with emotional support.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns in the United Kingdom.
What credential or professional registration does she hold?
Claire is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, recorded as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Claire?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.