About Claire
###Registered Provisional Psychologist
#####Claire focuses only on women's issues.
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change” - Carl Rogers.
#####I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with an extensive background in holistic care.
For nearly two decades, I have walked alongside individuals navigating life transitions, emotional pain, and personal growth, offering a safe, nonjudgmental, and deeply respectful space for healing.
My professional journey in counselling began two decades ago, helping university students address challenges in relationships, identity development, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and perfectionism. I have also helped individuals to explore meaning, self-discovery, inner wisdom, and life transitions through mindfulness-based and contemplative practices. I have experience supporting people of all ages in a school community that values each person’s emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
I am also especially drawn to supporting women who are navigating relationships, life-transitions, identity, spirituality, self-esteem concerns, worldview shifts, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation and grief and loss.
#####I value the innate connection between mind, body, and spirit.
I utilize Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, somatic awareness, psychodynamic theory, and other approaches that are a fit for you and your needs in therapy.
I can also incorporate a faith-based perspective into our session if requested and welcome clients from all faith backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations and ethnicities.
#####My approach to therapy is accepting, warm, collaborative, and client-centred.
I believe every person’s story is unique, and there is no one-size-fits-all path to healing. Together, we will work to uncover your strengths, clarify your goals, and move toward greater resilience and well-being. I see therapy as a partnership - walking alongside you with empathy, curiosity, and respect as you navigate your own path.
#####“We cannot change anything until we accept it” Carl Jung
Beyond my professional training, I have over a decade of experience leading women’s groups and supporting mothers. This has taught me the profound power of community, compassion, and hope. These experiences continue to shape how I show up with clients: grounded, open-hearted, and attentive to both struggle and possibility. I am raising 4 children of my own and love connecting with teenagers and young adults as they navigate life, relationships and identity.
I am currently welcoming clients aged 14 and older for both in-person sessions in Sherwood Park and virtual sessions across Alberta. I have had the privilege of witnessing therapy transform lives, and I strive to walk alongside clients as they uncover their own pathways toward healing and renewal.
Whether you are seeking support for mental health concerns, struggling with a life transition, or longing for deeper self-understanding, I would be honoured to walk alongside you on your journey.
####Educational Background
- Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
- Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
- Spiritual Direction Certificate
- ASIST Training
####Issues or Concerns
- Abandonment
- Abortion
- Academic Concerns
- Adjusting to Change
- Adolescent Issues
- Aging and Geriatric Issues
- Agoraphobia
- Alcohol and Drugs
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attachment Issues
- Bereavement
- Breakup
- Cancer Diagnosis
- Career Counselling
- Caregiver Issues/Stress
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Co-Dependency
- Commitment Issues
- Childbirth
- Communication
- Coping Skills
- Connection
- Control Issues
- Dependency Concerns
- Depression
- Diagnosis
- Dissociation
- Divorce/Divorce Adjustment
- Dysregulation
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Overwhelm
- Emotional Regulation
- Emptiness
- Family Problems
- Family of Origin Issues
- Fatigue
- Fear
- Fertility Issues
- Financial Concerns
- Forgiveness
- Grief & Loss
- Guilt
- Health, Illness, Medical Issues
- Medical Anxiety
- Inadequacy
- Identity
- Infertility
- Intimacy
- Irritability
- Isolation
- Jealousy
- LGBTQIA2S+ mental health
- Life Purpose
- Life Challenges
- Life Transitions
- Life Changes
- Loss
- Money & Financial Issues
- Mood Swings
- Neglect
- OCD: Obsessions and Compulsions
- Panic and Panic Attacks
- Perfectionism
- Personal Development
- Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Concerns
- Pregnancy Loss
- Postpartum Depression
- Prenatal and Postnatal Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- Reproductive Health
- Relationship Issues
- Rejection
- Religious Issues or Concerns
- Religious Trauma
- Seasonal Depression
- Self-Actualization
- Self-Care
- Self-Compassion
- Self-Criticism
- Self-Doubt
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Self-Love
- Self-Worth
- Sensitivity to Criticism
- Separation
- Shame
- Sibling Challenges
- Social Anxiety/Phobia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Transitions
- Trust Issues
- Values Clarification
- Women’s Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Worry
- Worthlessness
- Young Adult Issues
#####Approaches Used
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Attachment Based
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- Eclectic Counselling
- Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT)
- Person-Centred Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focussed Therapy
- Somatic Informed
- Spiritual Counselling
- Strengths-Based Approaches
####Professional Associations/Regulatory Board
- College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)
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