Clare joined the voluntary sector and worked with Barnardo’s to support exploited children, children missing from home and children as victims in the criminal justice process, managing services across Teesside.

Following this Clare joined Cleveland Police as a Law trainer and then worked across the UK as a Training Consultant sharing her knowledge and experience in safeguarding.

More recently Clare has managed a team of child therapists for Barnardo’s and also now works privately as a Child Therapist, trainer and creative supervisor.

Clare believes that trusting relationships support children’s healing and enjoys working creatively to meet each child’s individual therapeutic needs.