Claire Nana , LMFT

Claire Nana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who combines clinical practice, teaching, and creative pursuits to support people facing trauma, addiction, body image concerns, relationship challenges, and questions of life purpose. She has worked directly with people recovering from large-scale traumatic events, including school shootings, and brings that experience to complex cases involving post-traumatic stress and addiction.

In addition to clinical work, Claire has presented at international conferences and authored 29 continuing education courses for fellow psychotherapists, reflecting a sustained commitment to improving how psychotherapy is practiced and taught. Her professional interests include emerging, practical ways clinicians can better serve clients navigating grief, family change, and long-term recovery from abuse and addiction.

Claire emphasizes empowerment and respect for each personâs life choices, working from an existential perspective that helps clients clarify what matters most to them and take steps toward a more meaningful life. She approaches therapy with attention to attachment, blended family dynamics, body image and eating concerns, and the relational patterns that shape everyday struggles.

Outside of her clinical and educational work, Claire pursues endurance ultrarunning, trains three rescue horses in dressage, and is completing a long overdue manuscript, interests that inform her grounded and determined approach to therapy.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Claire Nana

Claire Nana integrates client-centered, existential, and trauma-focused approaches to meet a range of needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and creating a supportive space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace - it is helpful for stress, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Existential therapy focuses on meaning, values, and choice, guiding people who are wrestling with purpose, major life changes, or questions about identity. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing traumatic experiences and reducing their ongoing impact, which can assist those coping with post-traumatic stress, abuse recovery, and related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Claire works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and history, then adapts techniques and pacing so treatment aligns with what the client needs in the moment and over time. This partnership helps identify which methods feel most useful and sustainable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules. These options expand access to licensed professionals and allow ongoing support even when in-person meetings are difficult, helping people maintain therapeutic momentum across life changes.