Meet Claire
Claire works with adolescents and adults experiencing complex trauma, PTSD, dissociation, and attachment difficulties. She has particular experience supporting individuals living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), as well as other dissociative disorders. She also works with clients experiencing anxiety, stress, and difficulties with emotional regulation.
Claire understands that complex trauma and dissociation can affect a person's sense of safety, identity, relationships, and everyday functioning. She offers a compassionate, non-judgmental environment where clients can feel understood, develop greater stability, and work toward healing at a pace that feels safe and manageable.
Claire's therapeutic approach is holistic, collaborative, and client-centred. She draws from her understanding of the nervous system, attachment, and the ways trauma affects both the mind and body. Her work incorporates somatic (body-based) approaches and practical strategies to help clients manage overwhelming emotions, strengthen their coping skills, and build healthier relationships.
Claire holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Child and Youth Studies and Education. She has worked as a registered yoga instructor since 2015, which helped develop her interest in the connection between the mind and body.
Her professional experience includes supporting individuals with anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex trauma, dissociative disorders, attachment injuries, substance use concerns, and traumatic brain injuries. She has also worked with individuals affected by intimate partner violence.
Claire has completed additional training in Infra-Low Neurofeedback, the Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model (ITATM), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1), Flash Technique, and Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approaches. She remains committed to ongoing professional development in trauma therapy.