QUALIFICATIONS
- Both Bachelors and Master’s Degrees in Metaphysical Science
- Certified Facilitator
- Studies in hypno-and regression therapies
- BA Honours Degree
Claire’s very interesting and diverse background in the arts, business and education fields has been a wonderful scene-setter for the coaching/counselling/training work she’s done later in life. Her calling to help people by creating Vocalise LIFE (her ‘tapestry’ as she calls it) comes from the life threads she’s sewn together to create it! From her acting background, her years as artiste management company owner and SA body of agents chairperson; and her roles in education as student counsellor, deputy principal, head of department and lecturer.
A creative, a leader, a manager, therapist, speaker and teacher-she’s created (and been) it all!
Never one to stay in the box, her therapy work and studies have taken her to the cutting edge of new thought – especially in the mental health field. From 2022, she’ll be specialising in this arena in her counselling work, taking her research of clients and their families, and their sessions, into developing a brand new modality to treat the more severe mental health issues such as Bipolar 1 and 2, ADHD and the like.
In Claire’s coaching/training capacity, she has been a company Head Life Coach as well as running her own practice, in the fields of personal development, soft skills, executive, business and communication coaching, in one-on-one, group, and training work for some years now. She’s a great creator in terms of coaching and training, always writing up unique and innovative programmes to really break ground. Also a dynamic communication and speaking coach/trainer, she has helped many a person stand/speak up in public, or public online – especially in corporate ‘public’- and communicate fluently, easily, with confidence and enjoyment!
Her clients have included personal clients – as well as company heads, board members, directors, managers, and staff members.
As a counsellor, (as mentioned above), Claire has also become a great innovator, drawing on her extensive experience in working with a wide variety of counselling issues to create a brand-new therapeutic modality which will be a big focus for her from 2022 onwards. Extensive research and analysis of case studies over some years have brought her to the point of unearthing an alternative spectrum for mood disorders, something which could lead to the resultant diagnostic and treatment modality she’s creating, being life changing.
Have a look at her Mental made Easy page for more information. As well as the website created for her new therapy modality called Frequency Balance (The Gilchrist Method) on FrequencyBalance.co.za
Note: contrary to the content in her ‘About Claire’ introductory video on this page, Claire decided not to pursue her PHD studies in 2022, rather focussing on testing, researching, developing and trademarking her mental health modality, ‘Frequency Balance ™’.
You can work with Claire online or face to face…
Why the term “Vocalise” used as a company name? It’s a catchy name, but surely there’s more?
Well, in standard dictionary terms, ‘vocalise’ means to ‘express’, ‘utter’, or ‘state your opinion’. In coaching or counselling terms, the same is true, but the context can be considered far more profound.
To ‘vocalise’ from this perspective, suggests expressing and releasing one’s deepest and truest truths or issues. Having the courage to speak and heal. Having the courage to speak out. Speaking or interacting with confidence. Strategising intention into the right language to handle and manage people, situations and life – and build solid relationships. To not “vocalise” for whatever the reason, can make life very miserable!
My thought of using the two words, Vocalise LIFE, is to encourage you to speak.
Speak your truth, your pain, your fun, your issues, your thoughts, your feelings, your strategy, your deal … your LIFE!
And whether you’re vocalising in session, on a course, in a training room; to yourself, to friends or family or an audience; to staff, in meetings, online, in public; OR you’re looking to find your voice to shed your deep-rooted ‘stuff’, or utter your most profound-you’ll never go wrong if you learn to Vocalise your LIFE!
SO, MY COMPANY NAME
Claire listens to your needs personally, or the needs of your company, and creates your programmes around exactly that.
Claire’s extensive experience in the worlds of coaching, training and counselling-as well as in business, education and the arts-makes her the multifaceted person you need-someone who’s walked her talk, to better talk yours!
Claire is dedicated to supporting your personal journey and mental well-being with easy-to-use tools and innovative solutions, which track and treat your core issues with ease.