Claire qualified as an occupational therapist in 2004 and before joining The Occupational Therapy Service in 2023, spent most of her career working in adult and children’s social care. She has successfully worked in leadership roles in several local authorities in the north of England.  Claire has been an associate of The Occupational Therapy Service for a number of years and therefore has been instilling the values of the company for some time.

As Clinical Lead, Claire is responsible for clinical excellence, quality assurance and the day-to-day management of our clinical team. All output from The Occupational Therapy Service has a consistent ‘stamp of authority’ from Claire, ensuring the utmost standards. Alongside her occupational therapy qualifications, Claire is ADOS approved which is an internationally recognised standard for assessing autism. Claire uses her knowledge in this field to further raise standards of intervention for  children, young people and adults. Through The Occupational Therapy Service, Claire continues to provide an interim management role for a local authority occupational therapy team, support a selective client caseload and work closely with Clinical Director, Lucy Leonard.