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Claire is the Neurodiversity Ambassador for the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. She is passionate about promoting greater acceptance of neurological differences and improving authenticity and quality of life for all. Claire is autistic and ADHD (AuDHD) and is a mother to three children.

 

Claire is an expert in providing therapeutic intervention via creative expression and talking therapies to adults and children at risk of suicide and self-harm. While mainly working within the community and private practice Claire also writes and delivers bespoke Neurodiversity training for a variety of settings.

 

Claire is currently in private practice in Newtownabbey working with children and adults. She is predominately focused on supporting those with neurological differences such as autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity (or exploring the possibility that they may be). 

 

In addition, Claire is completing a PhD at Ulster University exploring intergenerational trauma relating to the conflict (‘The Troubles’) in Northern Ireland/The North of Ireland. Her interdisciplinary study seeks to understand the impact of the cultural setting in NI on the phenomenon of mural placement and content. 

 

Claire’s ambition is to advocate for those who consider themselves neurodivergent. She is enthusiastic about affirmative support and societal conversations that value differences in thinking which are informed and communicated by those who identify as being in a neurominority group (autism, ADHD dyslexia, dyscalculia etc) and current research. 

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She has a keen interest in community art therapy participation and its part in building local resiliency.

 

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