Claire is a mother of 3 children all currently at University (one in the US on a Football (soccer) Scholarship and lives near Maidstone in Kent.

Claire says: “I had been working in community pharmacy as a pharmacist for 25 years, with a particular interest in substance abuse and mental health.

On the recommendation of a friend, I read the popular self help book “The Chimp Paradox” & was fascinated with its explanation of our primitive brain as the source of much of our inappropriate responses. The same week, I met Inspired to Change therapist, Ali Hollands at a presentation and after some conversation about that book and my background, she suggested I might enjoy training to become a hypnotherapist. The modern, science-backed course really appealed, as did the prospect of being able to better support my patients.

After I had completed the course, I enjoyed working as a hypnotherapist so much I left my full-time job as a pharmacist to run my own clinic from home.”