Claire received her MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. During her master’s program, she worked with college students and young adults on concerns including body image, disordered eating, family and relationship challenges, trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She has since pursued additional training in EMDR and PREPARE/ENRICH to support trauma recovery, emotional regulation, and relationship and premarital counseling.

Claire takes a person-centered, trauma-informed approach to therapy, focusing on building a genuine connection with clients and understanding the full context of their lived experiences. She is skilled at balancing space for emotional processing with practical tools and strategies that support meaningful change. Her current areas of focus include trauma recovery, anxiety and panic, depression, suicidality and self-harm, emotional regulation, and work with couples and individuals navigating relationship challenges.

Claire is attentive to clients’ unique cultural identities and believes that, with the right support, people have the capacity to grow, heal, and become more fully themselves. She lives in Charleston and enjoys music, reading, traveling, and spending quality time with loved ones.