Bringing two decades of clinical insight to the therapy room, leaders, workplaces and media.
Translating trauma-informed science into clear, actionable resilience strategies
Listen to Claire speak about burnout and trauma in these podcasts
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Our always-on culture has frayed our nervous systems.
Now we're trapped in urgency cycles that perpetuate it and normalise stress.
People who are under constant pressure push harder and connect less. Teams adapt to this urgency, treating rest as unsafe leading our social networks and organisations to normalise overwork and feed the same survival mode they triggered. This cycle has gone on too long - too many of us have become trapped in this overwhelm.
THE BOOK
Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You (UK edition) The Trauma of Burnout (US edition)
What if your struggle to rest, focus or recharge isn’t a flaw — but a nervous-system pattern you can change?
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For leaders & HR: recognise hidden burnout in high performers
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For professionals: break the cycle of overdrive and shutdown
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For therapists: integrate nervous-system-informed tools into practice
"There is only one book on burnout that I will be recommending - this one. We need one in every office and every staff room around the world"
Dr Julie Smith,
Clinical Psychologist & Sunday Times best selling author of
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before
You’re smart, capable, and outwardly holding it all together - but inside, things feel increasingly unsustainable.
WHY I DO THIS WORK
My mission is to reshape how we understand stress, resilience, and emotional overload - not as a personal failing but with compassion and with an understanding of what has happened to get to this point.
That’s why, alongside my writing and speaking, I founded Plum Psychology - a specialist service supporting busy professionals with trauma-informed therapy and intensive therapy programs. The clinical insights gained from this work shape everything I teach to leaders, wellbeing teams and organisations.
Whether I’m supporting individuals through deep therapeutic work, consulting with wellbeing leads, or challenging burnout culture on public platforms, I always bring
Real clinical insight. Real tools. Real-world applications.
SPEAKING & MEDIA
Recalibrating burnout culture from the inside out
Claire regularly speak on podcasts and at events across healthcare, business and mental health services, bringing a practicing clinicians perspective on:
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Burnout & nervous-system resilience
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The secret to effective boundary setting
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Trauma-informed teams and services
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Why we struggle to switch off
Her talks combine storytelling, neuroscience and actionable tools so audiences leave informed and motivated to change.
“Your talks on burnout were insightful and deeply engaging, sparking meaningful discussions and leaving a lasting impression.”
- Drazsen Vuity, Organising Committee for the Welsh Hospitals National Dental Conference, 2025
PRIVATE CLINICAL WORK
Effective Therapy | EMDR Intensives
For individuals who want deep psychological change without years of weekly sessions, Claire has hand-picked a small team of specialists at Plum Psychology who offer:
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Comprehensive psychological assessments
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Focused EMDR intensive programmes - for those who want fast relief
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Trauma-informed therapy for anxiety, low self-esteem, burnout and perfectionism
“Each step you guided me through just worked its magic. It felt simple and straightforward -the sign of a true expert.”
— Past therapy client