Claire is the Principal Educational Psychologist for Schools’ Choice Community Educational Psychology Service. She’s a consultant for Sycol and also works as a trainer and person centred facilitator for Inclusive Solutions.

‘I live in Suffolk with my husband, children and Springer Spaniel, Max. My family and friends are all really important to me. I enjoy cooking (well perhaps just the eating), house renovation and knitting.

I really enjoy my work and value my working relationships. I am lucky to be able to work with inspiring, motivated colleagues and am keen to work with others in order to bring a range of ‘voices’ into the planning and development of services.

I enjoy the challenges and opportunities that are part of my career. I work across a range of services and educational settings to help embed person centred, inclusive psychological thinking into everyday practice. For example, working with Schools, Academies, Child & Adult Services, Youth Offending, Adoption & Fostering, Corporate Parenting and Public Health. I work to promote integrated, reflective practice, including the development of resources such as a screening tool (Analysis of Additional Needs Screening Tool) in order to identify a young person’s strengths and difficulties as well as planning ways forward. Another aspect of my work is supporting people’s emotional well-being, raising awareness of issues such as attachment, loss and the effect of trauma on young people.

I love working with people who share my enthusiasm and vision for developing value based, lean and person centred ways of working. I am inspired by being able to apply psychology across a range of contexts. You will often see me carrying large rolls of paper and pens as I am a graphic and process facilitator. Ask me and I will be happy to tell you all about this way of working.