About Claire
My Journey
I began my career in the beauty industry over 30 years ago, working as a Beauty and Body Therapist and later running my own village salon for over a decade. I have always been drawn to creating space where people can feel cared for, supported, and at ease in their bodies.
Over time, I became aware of how many of us live in a constant state of “doing”, often disconnected from rest and our own inner needs. This led me to explore more holistic, body-based approaches that support deeper regulation and wellbeing.
I was fortunate to take my first step into holistic therapy through training with a wonderful local therapist and trainer, Ingrid Britz, where I received my Reiki Level 1 and Level 2. This experience gently opened my awareness to the subtle ways the body holds and responds to energy, stress and emotion.
Later, CranioSacral Therapy came onto my path and further deepened my understanding of the body’s intelligence and its innate ability to heal, rebalance, and return to stillness. This gentle, listening, touch-based approach continues to shape all of my work today.
My work is also inspired by my love of Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, which I gently weave into my therapies through Gentle Release Therapy and my Facial Therapy treatments using gua sha, facial cupping, face mapping and Acu-Touch points.
Why I Do This Work
I create space for rest, regulation, and restoration, supporting you to slow down, feel supported, and reconnect with yourself. I also believe in the often underrated importance of time for relaxation, self-care, and gentle pampering. Moments where you can pause, receive, and simply be.
I work with clients through Facial and Body Therapy, CranioSacral Therapy, and integrative Mind-Body coaching, particularly during times of stress, change, or transition. When the body feels safe, it naturally begins to soften and restore itself. From this place, people often experience greater ease, clarity, and resilience. At the heart of my work is gentleness in how we care for the body and how we meet ourselves in daily life.
Gentle Care. Gentle Touch. Gentle Resilience.
My Philosophy
My work is shaped not only by professional training, but by lived experience and an ongoing exploration of balance, rest, and what truly supports wellbeing. I believe in creating space to pause, breathe, and listen to what the body is asking for. In a fast-paced world that often encourages doing more, we can still move toward growth, goals, and change in a way that feels steady and sustainable. By softening our pace and staying connected to ourselves along the way, we allow ourselves to be present for the experience, not just the outcome.
I believe wellbeing is not something we force or achieve, but something we return to when we slow down enough to notice what we need.
Training & Experience
Along with my certification in aesthetic treatments and anatomy and physiology, I trained in CranioSacral Therapy with the Upledger Institute, where I deepened my understanding of the body’s innate healing intelligence. I am a certified CranioSacral Therapist (CST-T), with advanced-level training in SomatoEmotional Release.
For further information on CranioSacral Therapy and its approach, you can refer to the Upledger Institute: www.upledger.com.
I am also a certified Gentle Release Therapy Practitioner, Mind-Body Practitioner, and Holistic Life Coach. My training integrates neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, positive psychology, the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is grounded in a strong ethical framework supported by ongoing professional development.
Today, I work from a nurturing cabin space surrounded by trees and nature, offering gentle, sensory, and restorative treatments that support both skin health and whole-body wellbeing. I also work with mindful botanical skincare and am certified in Natural Cosmetic Formulation, allowing me to tailor skincare to individual needs.
I have been visiting Claire in her beautiful cabin for many years. I have experienced gentle release therapy, cranio-sacral therapy and her luxurious holistic facials.
Some weeks I made appointments not knowing exactly which treatment I needed, just that I needed to make space and time for myself. Each time, with Claire's patience and support, I realised I did know exactly what I needed. Claire has created a tranquil and restorative space where you can truly hear yourself and listen to your body.
Claire has two of the safest hands I know and works with a very deep sense of integrity. She has a gentle curiosity, a deep respect for and trust in the body's ability to activate it's own inherent healing powers. I think for me, that is one of the biggest benefits Claire brings to her work. I always come away with new things to reflect on!
I have visited Claire to resource myself before major spinal surgery. She shared her knowledge generously and taught me how to work with my body to relieve fear, which made a huge difference to me pre and post surgery. I have also floated out of there after her facial treatments. Her cabin is like a haven, a place to just be and catch your breath."
Thank you!
Cathy, Co. Limerick
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Begin Your Journey
If you feel drawn to this approach, you are warmly welcome to book a session or get in touch to explore what may feel most supportive for you.
Warmly,
Claire