Counsellor profile
Claire Gallaugher, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and relationship concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Claire
Claire Gallaugher is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 15 years of practice. She works with adults dealing with relationship strains, family-related stress, trauma and intimacy concerns. She also supports people coping with anxiety, depression, grief, parenting pressures, and issues such as addiction or sleep problems.
Claire uses clear, practical conversations to help people manage conflict and strong emotions. She listens to the problems you bring and focuses on what can change now. Sessions look at patterns in relationships and everyday habits that keep problems repeating.
Her background includes extended clinical work across relationship and family-related difficulties. Claire draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships affect current behaviour and feelings. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioural work to spot unhelpful thinking and emotional-focused techniques to map key relationship moments.
Mindfulness approaches appear in sessions to help with stress, anxiety and anger regulation. Solution-focused ideas are used when people want short-term, goal-oriented change, for example improving communication or coping with life transitions.
Claire notes that client agreements are governed by Northern Ireland law, as her practice is based there. She welcomes clients who speak English and accepts international clients. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first appointment.
How sessions work
How Claire’s approaches work in online sessions
Claire uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps when people want to understand repeated conflicts, fears of abandonment, or difficulty trusting others. It focuses on recognising relational triggers and changing how you respond.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and routines that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT elements offer clear steps and exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving between sessions. Emotionally-focused techniques are used to map important moments in relationships and name the emotions that drive interaction cycles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claire will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to prioritise. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting, work and daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, commonly use online sessions to maintain continuity of care while adapting to everyday routines.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and relationship issues are addressed?
She helps with relationship stress, family conflict, intimacy issues, separation and family-of-origin problems among other concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on understanding relationship patterns and practical steps to change them, using attachment, emotionally-focused and cognitive behavioural methods.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has 15 years of professional work experience supporting adults with relationship and family-related difficulties.
How is her professional status described?
She is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom, with client agreements under Northern Ireland law.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English. Note that client contracts are under Northern Ireland law.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.