Testimonials

"I started seeing Claire 2 years ago after spending a significant amount of time in inpatient care. I wasn't sure whether I would be able to manage in the community as this had proved challenging in the past and I was worried I would be readmitted. However with Claire's support and encouragement, I have managed to build not just a life for myself, but a life that I love, that makes me truly happy, and a life that I want to live. Since seeing Claire I have been able to return to education, a goal of mine that 2 years ago felt completely unrealistic, I have been able to achieve things that I would have never imagined possible, and I can safely say that my trauma no longer holds me back or stops me chasing my dreams. It's not just me who feels eternally grateful for Claire, but also my friends and family who didn't just gain the old me back, but rather gained the happiest version of me that I've ever been."

"Therapy with Claire has truly been a turning point in my life. Until I met Claire I felt like I had exhausted all of my treatment options. Now I realise that I had just needed someone with this specific knowledge, dedication and approach all along. For the first time in years I feel seen, heard and understood. Claire helped me to finally feel a level of safety that enabled me to start living in the present instead of being anchored in the past. I'm forever grateful and finally looking ahead."

"Forty years of talking therapy had offered me insights galore but had not manifest real change in the ongoing impact of trauma in my life. Working with The London Trauma Practice has helped shift CPTSD in fundamental ways that, at last, is allowing post traumatic growth to begin. In my experience it is not just the capacity to intuit when different modalities may be helpful, and facilitate their use expertly that has enabled this change. It is the profound empathy that has created a context of safety that has begun to shift my nervous system out of a state of fear, to one that is growing new perspectives and hope."

"Working with Claire on my PTSD has been both life-altering and life-affirming. It has been an honour and a privilege to have Claire as my therapist, and I recommend her highly to people who are deeply committed to overcoming trauma and reconnecting with themselves. When we started, I was very easily triggered and had many setbacks relationally due to my vulnerability and going into fight, flight, freeze and fawn mode. Right from the start, Claire won my confidence and respect by establishing an integrative plan for me that allowed us to use EMDR, IFS, Polyvagal theory, Sensory Motor psychotherapy, Somatic Experience and TIST-Janina Fisher's work. All were woven into our sessions with tremendous skill, ease, confidence and sensitivity. This resulted in giving me a feeling of great empowerment and healing from deep childhood wounds that were never fully addressed before my work with Claire."