About Me
Hi! I’m Claire
training Coaching mentoring
I am so pleased you’re here!
Let me tell you a bit about myself as you consider engaging with the training and coaching I offer, if you scroll down you will find the formal credentials that enable me to do this work.
Firstly, I am an independent woman, thoroughly enjoying life in my fifties! I have had the privilege of spending most of my adult life in full-time Christian ministry, helping people find hope and life. My passion is to create safe spaces where this can happen. These days, I enjoy doing this by walking alongside individuals and couples through coaching
I recently completed a Master’s degree in Missional Leadership and Spirituality. I have a particular interest in developing trauma-healing theology and praxis, and am looking forward to publishing a book on the subject and commencing my PhD studies shortly.
I was brought up between Nigeria and England. My parents separated when I was eight, around the time that my mother was diagnosed with MS; I have been both child and carer in a single-parent family, and have a history of childhood trauma.
I continue to experience God’s love, healing, and redemption a
My background is in medicine—I specialised in paediatrics—but 20 years ago, I left the medical profession for a life in ministry. I experienced a couple of iterations, including disaster response in South Sudan, and finally landed in full-time, unsalaried
Most of my adult life has been spent forming and being part of community, as well as working with young people from troubled backgrounds in schools and out in the community—both directly, and by training and supporting those who do, including churches. I have lived in several countries across four continents, and served in several more.
I am no stranger to trauma, change and transition, cross-cultural work and mission, leadership, the voluntary sector, or living by faith, and I know what it is to be a single woman of colour in Western, white, male-dominated professions and settings.
My Credentials
My work sits at the intersection of medicine, theology, and coaching. By blending clinical insight with advanced theological research and executive coaching, I deliver holistic, trauma-informed, personal and professional development.
Trauma & Trauma Theology
- Medical Foundation: As a retired medical doctor (MBChB) with a postgraduate Diploma in Child Health, I bring a robust physiological understanding of how trauma impacts human experience.
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Theological Lens: I hold an MA in Missional Leadership and Spirituality; my research explored how the lived theologies of trauma survivors shape a trauma-healing theology. This work continues as I embark on doctoral studies, directly enriching the theological components of my work.
- Ministry & Mental Health: Years working with disenfranchised young people and their community, paired with a Certificate in Children and Young People’s Mental Health, grounds what I bring in rich lived experience.
Integrated Training & Workshops
- Comprehensive Delivery: My workshops and training programmes translate complex concepts into practical, lived action, specifically covering trauma, trauma theology, and mentoring.
- Accredited Quality: I hold an Australian Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, have designed accredited courses in the UK, and am an approved Continuing Professional Development provider (CPD Provider #787459) with the CPD Group.
- Safe Spaces: Holding a Certificate in Restorative Practice Conference Facilitation Skills, I ensure that all group learning and workshops are delivered in a safe, restorative, and collaborative way.
Coaching & Mentoring
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Professional Standards: I am an Accredited Practitioner with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, an Accredited Coach with the Association of Christian Counsellors, and hold a Level 7 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for Executives and Senior Leaders.
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The Impact: This advanced expertise shapes my coaching and mentoring practice. Crucially, it also informs how I train others—ensuring that whether I am teaching trauma theology or equipping new mentors, participants are empowered to implement real-life change in their lives and practice.
Happy Clients
“”I was in a place of feeling discouraged and wanting to give up when I started sessions with Claire. I found Claire had an amazing balance of listening, reflecting and then asking the right questions to help me articulate what I was feeling. She gave me homework to work through on my own after each session. This helped me to walk out insights and revelations I had had during the sessions. I am so very grateful to Claire for her wisdom, humour, patience and understanding. It has made an amazing difference in my life that I and others notice. Thank you!! “
“I found it helpful to ground our conversations with the ‘Me at 60’ idea… this helped me visualise and understand better the relationship between my goals for the future and my choices now. Through the journey I have been able to make choices that reflect my goals and hopes for the future, and I have been able to move forward in the area of housing, which was a really big thing for me. I have gotten better at recognising my desires, what is really important to me that I need to be able to communicate to others.”
“Claire has been amazing with our whole family, giving each member value and the space to interact. We have definitely grown in our ability to listen to one another and communicate what is on our hearts. Our interactions have generally become more healthy, which has to be a good thing!“
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