Hi, I’m Claire

Claire Lowe, MA, LPCC

I am a licensed clinical professional counselor in Minnesota. I offer individual therapy for women with anxiety or ADHD and parent counseling for caregivers of children with anxiety or ADHD.

My approach to therapy is integrative, meaning I draw on a range of modalities, including client-centered talk therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and lifestyle and wellness strategies.

Client-centered talk therapy means you can come to each session with whatever you need to talk about. If something has come up in the past week or there’s something on your mind, you can bring it to session for us to explore and process together.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT means I will bring in directive activities for us to focus on in session. This might look like identifying and changing thought patterns or talking about habits and behavioral patterns that are keeping you stuck. We’ll work together to break things down into bite-sized steps that feel easy.

Lifestyle and wellness strategies mean we will look at factors such as sleep hygiene, movement, connection, or nutrition and your relationship with food. We know from research that all of these things can play a role in mental health. We’ll work together to explore what’s already working well for you and to see if there are any tweaks we can make to better support your mental health. This might look like working to improve your sleep by developing a nighttime routine or learning about the relationship between anxiety and movement. After all, mental health is physical health.

I start with understanding you and your unique challenges. Then we’ll work together to put a plan in place to help you address the psychological, social, and physical impacts of anxiety and ADHD. My job is to help take the overwhelm out of making changes!

I have a certification in nutrition from Cornell University and my work is informed by neuroscience, health psychology, and developmental psychology. I have worked in private practice, in-home, and school-based settings. Before becoming a therapist, I worked in research on childhood mental health and education.

Specialties:

  • Anxiety

  • ADHD

  • Life stress and transitions

  • Boundary setting

Learn more about:

  • When we think about ADHD, we tend to picture someone who is constantly fidgeting, has a hard time sitting still, or maybe talks excessively. While these can certainly be symptoms of ADHD, there are many other symptoms people aren’t as familiar with. Girls and women can go undiagnosed because symptoms look different for them. Some women don’t show hyperactivity in the same way or tend to have more internalizing behaviors. Many women have symptoms that “fly under the radar”. It can be difficult to go through life not knowing why some tasks are so hard when they seem so easy for everyone else.

    Women struggling with anxiety often face difficulties with being validated by others. Many women have experiences of their concerns being written off just because they have anxiety. I’ve seen this happen to women time and time again, both from loved ones and sometimes from professionals. While these people mean well, it can be frustrating for women to feel like their needs aren’t being seen or met.

    Because of these unique struggles, I am passionate about helping women understand their experiences of anxiety and ADHD. Together, we can find new strategies and coping tools to help you feel empowered and thrive.

  • When I worked with kids in elementary schools, I often found myself scheduling not just therapy sessions for kids, but also sessions for their caregivers. Many parents and caregivers were desperate to find ways to help their children thrive and succeed. They wanted to better understand what was going on with their child and what they could do at home to support them. While they could often find tools online, strategies for individualized implementation were few and far between. What supports should I try at home for my kid? Will it work for them? When do I try this? How long do I try this?

    These questions were just a few of the things I addressed with parents in our sessions. I would provide them with psychoeducation and together, we would walk through different ways they could help support their child. Once we were able to increase support at home we began to truly see a difference in the child’s ability to thrive. Parents were relieved to understand new ways to support their children and to have someone support them. I eventually came to realize that this kind of parent support truly is few and far between. Not only are these supports needed but they became some of my favorite sessions.

EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS, AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Grinnell College, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Studio Art

  • University of St. Thomas School of Professional Psychology, Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota

  • Certification in Nutrition and Healthy Living from Cornell University

  • Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP)

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