Clare (she/her) is a registered psychologist and a psychological scientist, with experience in psychology practice, teaching and research. In her clinical work she support adults, teenagers, and children and draw from a range of evidence-based therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema therapy, Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprogramming (EMDR), narrative therapy, and compassion and mindfulness approaches.

Her PhD research investigated the connection between the environment, climate change, and mental health, focusing on possible features and factors of climate related emotions such as climate anxiety, supportive interventions and future directions to prepare the current and future psychology workforce to face ongoing disasters and climate related mental health concerns.

She have experience teaching, tutoring and marking in a range of online and face to face subjects in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Tasmania, including: Advanced Topics in Psychology Practice (KHA459), Clinical Psychology (PSY305), Human Behaviour in Extreme Environments (PSY336), Counselling Fundamentals (PSY235), Contemporary Approached in Counselling (PSY201) and Brain and Behaviour (PSY112)

Before becoming a psychologist, she had a rich and rewarding career running Bush Adventure Therapy and Outdoor Education programs for young people. Outside of work, she enjoys bushwalking, gardening, playing music and spending time with her friends, family, and dog.