Before retraining as a clinical psychologist, Claire spent several years in executive recruitment with large multinational organisations. That background gives her a genuine understanding of what demanding professional environments actually feel like: the identity investment, the performance expectations, the difficulty of switching off, and the particular challenge of asking for help when you are the one everyone else relies on.

Claire works with professionals navigating burnout, work-life balance, identity shifts, and the competing demands of career and personal life; including the disruption that comes with significant transitions such as parenthood, career change, or health challenges. Many of the people she works with in this area are also navigating other concerns on this page. The professional context is often part of the picture, not always a separate category.