Clinical Psychologist and Executive Thinking Partner
Clinical Psychologist and Executive Thinking Partner
Clinical Psychologist and Executive Thinking Partner
The drive that got you here won’t get you there.And it may be the very thing capping what’s next.
The drive that got you here won’t get you there.And it may be the very thing capping what’s next.
MY MISSION
I help accomplished leaders evolve what’s driving them - so the next chapter can be bigger than the last, without costing more to get there. Not less ambition. A cleaner engine for it.
I help accomplished leaders evolve what’s driving them - so the next chapter can be bigger than the last, without costing more to get there. Not less ambition. A cleaner engine for it.
Real people. Real change.
Finding balance after burnout.
After years of chronic stress and emotional fatigue, Maya reached out during a low point. Through small, consistent steps, she rediscovered stability and reconnected with her creative energy.
WHO I WORK WITH
Why do we only reach for support when we’re struggling?
The people doing well carry a great deal - often more than anyone sees. They’re the ones holding it together: running the business, carrying the team, making the decisions everyone else is waiting on. But they’re not visibly struggling, they’re used to carrying it all alone, and they’ve always assumed support was for someone else.
I’d like to challenge that. The right support doesn’t just help you cope - it helps you rise. To grow, thrive, and reach further than you would go alone, without carrying all of it on your own.
WHO I WORK WITH
Why do we only reach for support when we’re struggling?
The people doing well carry a great deal - often more than anyone sees. They’re the ones holding it together: running the business, carrying the team, making the decisions everyone else is waiting on. But they’re not visibly struggling, they’re used to carrying it all alone, and they’ve always assumed support was for someone else. I’d like to challenge that. The right support doesn’t just help you cope - it helps you rise. To grow, thrive, and reach further than you would go alone, without carrying all of it on your own.
WHO I WORK WITH
Why do we only reach for support when we’re struggling?
The people doing well carry a great deal - often more than anyone sees. They’re the ones holding it together: running the business, carrying the team, making the decisions everyone else is waiting on. But they’re not visibly struggling, they’re used to carrying it all alone, and they’ve always assumed support was for someone else. I’d like to challenge that. The right support doesn’t just help you cope - it helps you rise. To grow, thrive, and reach further than you would go alone, without carrying all of it on your own.
Are you ready for the bigger goal?
Are you ready for the bigger goal?
The right thinking partner helps you expand your vision, get clear on what you really want, and reach the next stage on your own terms.
The right thinking partner helps you expand your vision, get clear on what you really want, and reach the next stage on your own terms.
Real people. Real change.
The psychology beneath high performance
I’m a clinical psychologist. For nearly two decades I’ve worked with people at the edge of what they can carry - military personnel, paramedics, doctors, senior professionals across every sector. People trained to keep performing under pressure, who are very good at it, and who often don’t notice the cost until it’s substantial.
What I learned there changed how I understand leadership.
Pressure isn’t only psychological - it’s physiological. The same nervous-system responses that shape how anyone performs under strain also govern a leader’s capacity: how clearly you think, how well you decide, whether you’re leading from intention or from momentum.
That isn’t a soft skill, and it isn’t a wellbeing lens. It’s the difference between a leader who sustains and one who slowly narrows.
Real people. Real change.
The psychology beneath high performance
I’m a clinical psychologist. For nearly two decades I’ve worked with people at the edge of what they can carry - military personnel, paramedics, doctors, senior professionals across every sector. People trained to keep performing under pressure, who are very good at it, and who often don’t notice the cost until it’s substantial.
My Credentials
I am a Doctoral-level clinical psychologist, HCPC registered (PYL24212)
and accredited EMDR Consultant.
I am a Doctoral-level clinical psychologist, HCPC registered (PYL24212) and accredited EMDR Consultant.
17 years
in NHS clinical and leadership roles
17 years
in NHS clinical and leadership roles
17 years
in NHS clinical and leadership roles
14 years
running a private practice
14 years
running a private practice
14 years
running a private practice
14 years
expert witness instruction
14 years
expert witness instruction
14 years
expert witness instruction
I redesigned my own
blueprint for success
I redesigned my own
blueprint for success
I’ve been on the other side of it too.
I built my own practice, ran it hard, and eventually met the very thing I now see in the people I work with: the drive that got me here wasn’t going to take me where I wanted to go next.
Investing in my own coach and thinking partner - someone with no stake in my decisions but my growth - became some of the most useful and energising work I’ve ever done.
That’s the work I offer now. Not fixing what’s broken - nothing is. Evolving what’s already succeeding, so you reach what’s next feeling clear and full of purpose.
I’ve been on the other side of it too.
I built my own practice, ran it hard, and eventually met the very thing I now see in the people I work with: the drive that got me here wasn’t going to take me where I wanted to go next.
Investing in my own coach and thinking partner - someone with no stake in my decisions but my growth - became some of the most useful and energising work I’ve ever done.
That’s the work I offer now. Not fixing what’s broken - nothing is. Evolving what’s already succeeding, so you reach what’s next feeling clear and full of purpose.
Real people. Real change.
The psychology beneath high performance
I’m a clinical psychologist. For nearly two decades I’ve worked with people at the edge of what they can carry - military personnel, paramedics, doctors, senior professionals across every sector. People trained to keep performing under pressure, who are very good at it, and who often don’t notice the cost until it’s substantial.
What I learned there changed how I understand leadership.
Pressure isn’t only psychological - it’s physiological. The same nervous-system responses that shape how anyone performs under strain also govern a leader’s capacity: how clearly you think, how well you decide, whether you’re leading from intention or from momentum.
That isn’t a soft skill, and it isn’t a wellbeing lens. It’s the difference between a leader who sustains and one who slowly narrows.
REAL PEOPLE. REAL CHANGE.
The psychology beneath high performance
I’m a clinical psychologist. For nearly two decades I’ve worked with people at the edge of what they can carry - military personnel, paramedics, doctors, senior professionals across every sector. People trained to keep performing under pressure, who are very good at it, and who often don’t notice the cost until it’s substantial.
HOW I WORK
I'm a thinking partner, not an advice-giver. I'll ask the questions most people around you are too invested, too polite, or too far away to ask. I work with a few people at a time, deliberately - this work needs depth and continuity. You don't need to be struggling to benefit. Most of my clients are doing well; they just know support takes them further than they'd go alone.
“Without Claire, I would not be in the position I am in my career. She focuses on fulfilment and balance at work, as well as growth and ambition, which allowed me to build up my confidence and leave my employment to build and grow my own practice. This has had a hugely positive effect on my wellbeing."
— Dr Naomi Bright, Clinical Psychologist and Founder
Investing in ourselves - with our own money or by asking our organisation to back us - is one of the most powerful investments we can make. The ripples reach our businesses, our teams, our families - and the impact of your mission is limitless when you have the right support.
If this resonates, I’d love to hear about your mission – and talk about how I can support you.
HOW I WORK
HOW I WORK
I'm a thinking partner, not an advice-giver. I'll ask the questions most people around you are too invested, too polite, or too far away to ask. I work with a few people at a time, deliberately - this work needs depth and continuity. You don't need to be struggling to benefit. Most of my clients are doing well; they just know support takes them further than they'd go alone.
I'm a thinking partner, not an advice-giver. I'll ask the questions most people around you are too invested, too polite, or too far away to ask. I work with a few people at a time, deliberately - this work needs depth and continuity. You don't need to be struggling to benefit. Most of my clients are doing well; they just know support takes them further than they'd go alone.
“Without Claire, I would not be in the position I am in my career. She focuses on fulfilment and balance at work, as well as growth and ambition, which allowed me to build up my confidence and leave my employment to build and grow my own practice. This has had a hugely positive effect on my wellbeing."
“Without Claire, I would not be in the position I am in my career. She focuses on fulfilment and balance at work, as well as growth and ambition, which allowed me to build up my confidence and leave my employment to build and grow my own practice. This has had a hugely positive effect on my wellbeing."
— Dr Naomi Bright, Clinical Psychologist and Founder
— Dr Naomi Bright, Clinical Psychologist and Founder
Investing in ourselves - with our own money or by asking our organisation to back us - is one of the most powerful investments we can make. The ripples reach our businesses, our teams, our families - and the impact of your mission is limitless when you have the right support.
Investing in ourselves - with our own money or by asking our organisation to back us - is one of the most powerful investments we can make. The ripples reach our businesses, our teams, our families - and the impact of your mission is limitless when you have the right support.
If this resonates, I’d love to hear about your mission - and talk about how I can support you.
If this resonates, I’d love to hear about your mission - and talk about how I can support you.