Counsellor profile
Claire Gallaugher, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anger
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 378131
- Experience15 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Claire
Claire Gallaugher, BACP counsellor, has 15 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related problems. People also come to her for help with anger, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, sleep problems and self-esteem concerns.
Claire uses straightforward talking and practical exercises in sessions. She draws on attachment ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. She also uses client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people notice thoughts and try different responses.
Her approach is down-to-earth. Sessions aim to identify specific patterns that cause friction, such as communication problems, control issues or codependency. Claire also addresses difficult histories like abandonment, adoption and family-of-origin hurts that often affect how people relate now.
People troubled by work stress, compassion fatigue or challenges around parenting and blended families will find issues she commonly sees. She also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, depression and life transitions. ADHD, body image and intimacy concerns are part of her practice too.
Claire works under UK rules as a BACP practitioner and notes her business is based in Northern Ireland, where client agreements follow NI law. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. To begin, readers are asked to use the service buttons to see online therapy options and schedule an initial meeting.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Claire commonly draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape patterns today. This helps when anger or mistrust shows up repeatedly in close relationships and when people want to change how they connect.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try simple experiments in thinking and behaviour. CBT is practical and can help with anger, stress, sleep problems and low mood. Client-centred work means sessions include reflective listening and space to make sense of feelings without hurry.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Claire will discuss goals, try different techniques and agree what feels most useful. That decision is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm which online options are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments are simpler to attend. Registered or accredited professionals aim to match approach and scheduling to each person's needs rather than promising a single method.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family issues, trauma and intimacy difficulties, plus anger, stress, anxiety and related problems such as addictions, grief and sleep difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of attachment-based thinking, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural tools, with emotionally-focused and mindfulness elements as needed.
How much experience does she have?
Claire has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, trauma and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then 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 unsafe, use the crisis numbers.