Meet Claire – Your Partner in Practical, Sustainable Wellbeing
I help women create simple, enjoyable food and lifestyle habits that actually last. My approach blends evidence‑informed nutrition with compassionate coaching—so you feel supported, motivated and confident every step of the way.
- Professionally trained health coach and nutrition specialist
- Plant‑forward, flexible and inclusive—no rigid rules or perfectionism.
- Whole‑person focus: nutrition, sleep, stress, movement and mindset.
- Tailored to your life stage and preferences.
My Story
Hi, I’m Claire and I love to work with incredible people like you to achieve a high level of health and wellbeing so you can passionately pursue your own vision, mission or purpose and flourish into your 70s, 80s and beyond.
As I approached my fifties I became increasingly concerned about my health, knowing that it was essential that I kept well for the rest of my life in order for me to fulfil most of my dreams and goals.
Coming from a food background it was easy to see why I had weight issues and less than perfect energy and focus levels.
What happened next was a huge turning point for me. I went on a detox retreat that changed my life. As a chef I loved creating delicious recipes, and at the retreat I learned how to make healthier versions of those things. I started to understand how the body works and how we cause it to work much harder than it needs to just to get rid of the toxins in our food, water, air, cleaning and personal products. It made sense to me that our bodies need nutrients, clean water, rejuvenating sleep, sunlight and all the wonderful things that nature generously offers us.
Immediately I went on an organic, raw, vegan diet (from eating an ‘everything you fancy’ kind of a diet).
I ate incredible, delicious foods and lost the extra weight easily and effortlessly. It worked like nothing else I had ever done before!
I sailed through the menopause and was so excited and focused on what I was learning that I honestly didn’t notice any symptoms from my changing hormones. And I just felt so good! My energy was off the scale and people commented on how bright and sparkly I looked!
In the years that followed I became a raw vegan chef, opened my organic, raw, vegan café, ran detox retreats, gave workshops and talks about the raw food diet, started a healthy lunch delivery service and opened my 2nd whole-foods, plant-based café. My customers were often blown away by how good the food was, how delicious and decadent. And healthy too!
I had previously qualified as a Life Coach in 2003 and an NLP Practitioner in 2004 and so was very much dedicated to my own personal development and that of my clients. I took a couple of online nutrition courses then in 2024 I qualified as a Food Matters Nutrition Coach followed by another qualification as a Raw Horizons Health and Wellbeing Coach in 2025.
My vision is that of a world filled with love and kindness towards ourselves, all creatures and our earth, a world that understands the value of living in harmony with nature, trusts nature and works with it, not against it.
I believe in simplifying life the best we can as we become increasingly overwhelmed by technology, the speed of everything and the pressure our nervous system is constantly threatened by.
And I believe that, in our own small way, we can fix many of our problems by eating a largely plant-based diet free from chemicals and using products that do no harm to ourselves, the animals or the planet.
And as we come into a place of greater harmony, strength and courage we are more likely to pursue our own unique gifts and abilities so we can make a difference and feel fulfilled knowing that we lived our best life.
But nothing is ever that easy and I’ve certainly had my challenges. Finding ways to stay true to myself and my preferred way of eating has been quite a rollercoaster journey. I can absolutely empathise with you if you feel like progress is not a straight upward pointing line!
However, when we acknowledge ourselves and congratulate each small step that we make in the right direction we will surely succeed.
Let me honour and listen to you, hold your hand and be your most enthusiastic cheerleader!
I have more than enough approaches, tools and exercises to help you get where you want to be in your health, wellbeing and life goals. You are a unique human being with your own specific needs, story and challenges and as such I will tailor-make your coaching experience with me to help you achieve the best results in the quickest time.
And if you’re not entirely clear about any of this then you are in the right place as I will help you to know yourself better and to create some exciting new dreams and desires.
I enjoy living in the beautiful West Dorset countryside, close to the sea where I spend many an hour walking along the South West Coast Path, or wandering along the beautiful Jurassic Coast beaches. Other times I may have a dip in the sea after taking a seaside sauna. I appreciate shopping at our local farms and farm shops for delicious organic and locally grown produce. I love dancing, camping and the local culture as well as traveling. And of course, you’ll often find me having fun in the kitchen, cooking up some incredible, tasty and nutritious plant-based dishes!
Professional Qualifications and Experience
2003 UK College of Life Coaching Certification
2004 Richard Bandler & Paul McKenna NLP Certification
2023 NSA Vegan Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle Certificate
2023 NSA Life Coaching Diploma
2024 Food Matters Nutrition Coaching
2025 Raw Horizons Health and Wellbeing Coach
2025 Member of the Association for Coaching
2025 Member of The Personal Care Institute
30 + years as a chef and manager in hospitality
Love Your Life – Life Coaching Practice in 2003
Unleash the Power Within- Tony Robbins seminars in 2004 and 2005
Raw Vegan Chef in 2011
Chef and owner of raw vegan café, ORB Café in Edinburgh 2012-2013
Leader and host for Raw Food Edinburgh MeetUp group 2013
Chef and owner of detox retreats, Retreat Petite, Rutland 2015
Co- facilitator of Laughter Cleanse Retreat 2016-2019 Spain
Creator of The Veg of Reason healthy lunch delivery service 2017
Owner and Chef of Option (Ve) plant-based Café in Harrogate 2019-2021
I consistently continue to learn and add to my CPD through the AC, other courses, documentaries and books.
How We’ll Work Together
- Start with a free discovery call to understand your goals.
- Collaborative planning: we’ll create a plan that fits your schedule and tastes.
- Between‑session guidance: practical tools and gentle accountability.