Dr Claire Plumbly is a UK Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Consultant & author specialising in burnout, PTSD, anxiety, and trauma-informed wellbeing.
This is her website for keynotes, workshops & media work.
Upcoming Events
Join Claire at one of these events
Orange Yoga Studio
19 April 2026 in Cheltenham
Join Claire for an in-person three hour workshop to learn: what burnout is, how to recognise your redflags, and techniques for prevention and overcoming it
£60 - includes a signed book
Masterclass for therapists.
A framework for working with burnout
11 June 2026 webinar hosted by Psyflix
Claire joins the 'Netflix for therapists' to demonstrate her framework for working
one-to-one with burntout clients.
Free to those who
attend the live event
Avoiding burnout in private practice.
17 Sept 2026 - webinar hosted by the BPS
A webinar for therapists who want to remain productive and compassionate
without burning out.
Protect your wellbeing and your business by booking in below:
Listen to Claire speak about burnout, trauma and compassionate productivity in these podcasts
Claire has also featured or written for:
THE BOOK
Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You (UK edition)
The Trauma of Burnout (US edition)
What if your difficulty resting, focusing or managing life's juggle isn’t a flaw — but a nervous-system pattern you can reset?
-
For leaders & HR: spot hidden burnout in high performers
-
For professionals: break the cycle of overdrive and shutdown
-
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
I’m Dr Claire Plumbly, a UK-based Clinical Psychologist, author, and founder of Plum Psychology.
My mission is to reshape how we understand stress, resilience, and emotional overload — with compassion and a clear psychological understanding of what has happened.
Alongside my writing and public education work, I founded Plum Psychology as a specialist service supporting busy, high-functioning professionals through trauma-informed therapy and intensive psychological programmes. The clinical insights I gain from this work shape everything I teach to leaders, wellbeing teams, and organisations.
Whether I’m supporting individuals through in-depth therapeutic work, consulting with wellbeing leads, or challenging burnout culture on public platforms, I bring real clinical insight and evidence-based therapy tools grounded in day-to-day psychological practice.
My work integrates EMDR, trauma-informed ideas, Polyvagal theory and Compassion-Focused Therapy to offer practical pathways out of burnout and chronic stress — without blame, pressure, or oversimplified solutions.
SPEAKING & MEDIA
Claire regularly speak on podcasts and at events across healthcare, business and mental health. She brings a practicing clinicians perspective on:
-
Burnout & nervous-system resilience
-
Productivity without burnout
-
How to 'switch off' after work
-
Genuine work-life balance
Her talks combine storytelling, neuroscience and practical tools - audiences leave informed and motivated.
“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
Looking for therapy?
Claire leads a team of HCPC-registered psychologists called Plum Psychology. Information about their therapy service is housed on her sister website: Plum-Psychology.com. Visit this if you are looking for:
-
Comprehensive psychological assessments
-
EMDR Intensives
-
Trauma-informed therapy for anxiety, low self-esteem, burnout, perfectionism or more
“Each step you guided me through just worked its magic. It felt simple and straightforward -the sign of a true expert.”
— Past therapy client