- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Claire
Claire Gallaugher is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with over 15 years of experience. She works with people who are struggling with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related problems. Claire also supports clients with anxiety, depression, stress, addiction concerns, grief and sleep problems.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to look at feelings and interaction patterns. Claire also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to help people manage unhelpful thoughts and stressful moments.
In sessions she listens for patterns that keep causing pain or disconnection. Conversations often look at how past relationships affect present ones and at the emotional responses behind behaviours. Practical steps are offered where useful, such as ways to shift communication or reduce overwhelming anxiety.
Claire notes additional experience with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment and attachment concerns, and with family of origin and blended family problems. She also works with topics like codependency, commitment and communication problems, and difficulties linked to body image or avoidant and dependent personality features.
Based in Northern Ireland, Claire’s practice operates under Northern Ireland law. If you want to know more about how she works or about arranging a first meeting, there is a short matching questionnaire to complete before scheduling an initial session.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Claire often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and interaction patterns that repeat in relationships. EFT focuses on identifying core emotions and how they shape the ways people relate to one another, which can help when intimacy and connection feel difficult.She also draws on attachment-based methods to explore how early relationship experiences influence current responses. This can be useful for people noticing patterns of avoidance, dependence or repeated hurt. Client-Centred Therapy is used to keep sessions focused on the client’s priorities, allowing the person’s own goals to guide the work.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Claire will work collaboratively to decide which of these methods best fits a client’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change as the work progresses and is reviewed together.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered and accredited professionals who offer remote work often find video or phone sessions help people keep continuity of care while managing practical demands.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, grief, sleep problems and parenting strains.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy together with attachment-based and client-centred approaches, and may include CBT and mindfulness techniques when helpful.
How long has she been practising?
Claire has worked in the field for 15 years.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom, operating under Northern Ireland law.
Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She accepts international clients but notes that client contracts are under Northern Ireland law and UK jurisdiction.
How do sessions and fees work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.