About Me
Hi! I’m Claire
Coaching mentoring training
I am so pleased you’re here!
Let me tell you a bit about myself as you explore if what I offer would be helpful to you.
Firstly, I am an independent woman, thoroughly enjoying life in the nifty-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 and mentoring, or with groups through training, preaching, facilitating group processes and retreats, and through writing. My default is to provide leadership which I do formally and informally in various contexts including trusteeships. I love what I do and get so much joy from seeing people flourish in the process!
I am currently in my final year (2025) of a Masters 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 and completing my dissertation on the subject this year.
I was brought up between Nigeria and England. My parents separated when I was 8, 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 as I learn to walk closer with him and practice as best I can the ways and lifestyle of Jesus.
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 Christian ministry in youth and community work; in 2024 I completed ten years at the helm of one such ministry and charity.
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 training and supporting those who do, including churches. I have lived in several countries on 4 continents, and served in several more. So I am not a stranger to 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 a white, male dominated profession and culture!

My Credentials
I am a coach accredited at Practitioner level with the EMCC. I have a Level 7 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for Executives and Senior Leaders.
I have a Diploma in Youth and Community Work (Christian), a Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health, and I am a non practicing Medical Doctor MBChB and hold a post graduate Diploma in Child Health. Alongside my extensive experience these inform my workshops on trauma and mentoring.
I have a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training from Australia and have designed and delivered accredited training in the UK. This informs all my training and workshop delivery.
I have a Certificate in Restorative Practice Conference Facilitation Skills which informs my group and workshop facilitation, and mentoring work.
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!“
It’s Going to be Tremendous!
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