Claire is a licensed mental health counselor (LH60618686) providing therapy for children, teens, and adults. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Washington and earned her Master’s degree at City University of Seattle.

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As a therapist, she has provided services in a non-profit agency including school-based counseling, crisis intervention, and collaboration with medical providers, families, schools, and community partners. She has specialized in Child Mental Health, the Asian Pacific Islander population,  and Sexual Assault Prevention/Intervention services. She is also certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy through Selective Mutism Training Institute, Dialectical Behavior Therapy through Linehan Institute, Eating Disorder Treatment through Seattle Children’s Eating Disorder Clinic, and Trauma Specialist through Trauma Stress Studies. As a clinical supervisor for 4 years, she has supported interns and clinical staff providing clinical supervision, group consult, training, observations, and support.

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Claire is a 1st generation Filipina, who struggled and learned from experiences of loss and homesickness from her birth country, culture shock, racism, and acculturation. She has found and learned the value of support, resources, and strength from clients, families, and staff in workplaces such as Childhaven and Asian Counseling and Referral Service. With her recent transition to working in private practice, she has found the need to continue and specialize in supporting clients struggling with severe anxiety such as Selective Mutism, and complex trauma and also able to provide mental health services in her native language, Tagalog.

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She enjoys spending time with her teens exchanging tiktoks and watching Netflix shows, gardening, hiking, and home projects and this past year has newfound love being a cat parent.