Hey, I’m Claire! (she/her)
My approach
I'm an integrative counselor and licensed clinical social worker, yoga teacher, and life-long mental health advocate who works with adults navigating anxiety, OCD, and a history of trauma. My style is active, collaborative, and respectful, and yes, there's room for humor too. I've found that a well-timed laugh can do as much for flexibility and presence as any technique, and both are essential for real change and a values-based life.
In my work with clients, I use evidence-based, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and social justice-oriented approaches, including Trauma-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (TFACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). I am explicitly LGBTQIA+ affirming, anti-racist, neuro-affirming, body-inclusive, sex-positive, poly- and kink-friendly, and dedicated to cultural humility and ongoing learning. My practice is informed by thousands of hours of training in cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based methods and direct clinical experience.
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Focus areas
I specialize in treating adults with anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. Other focus areas include life transitions, depression, stress, perfectionism, chronic illness and pain, self-esteem, grief and loss, LGBTQIA+ issues, relationships, and more.
Professional background
After earning my Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon and then working in a leadership role at a mental health startup in San Francisco, I earned my Master of Social Work from North Carolina State University. I hold an Addiction and Recovery Certification, Teaching and Communication Certification, and am a HRSA B-WISE Scholar. I worked in medical social work roles throughout graduate school, providing general support and psychotherapy to folks with chronic pain and illness at Duke University Hospital as well as forensic patients with severe and persistent mental illness at Central Regional Hospital in Butner, North Carolina.
Prior to graduate school, I received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Counseling and Psychology Professions at the University of California, Berkeley. I volunteered as a crisis counselor with Crisis Text Line and survivor story speaker for a sexual violence education and prevention organization. I obtained my 200-hour yoga teacher certification from Just Be Yoga in Walnut Creek, California and have nearly a decade of experience teaching mindfulness-based yoga. I am a Professional Member of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and am listed in their Resource Directory as a provider specializing in the treatment of OCD and related disorders.
When I’m not working…
I enjoy swimming in the Eno River, making pizza for friends and family, and watching scary movies.
Real change starts with real connection.
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