Claire Ficker (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Claire earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Master’s degree in Counseling from Regent University.

Claire is EMDRIA certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and finds the protocol’s direct approach to be effective, focused, and client-centered while also teaching clients the art of managing their own affect dysregulation. Additionally, Claire is trained in and uses Internal Family Systems, Somatic therapy, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioral approach to care. She considers attachment failure and traumatic childhood life events as catalysts for maladaptive neurological information processing resulting in psychological, relational, and behavioral problems. Claire has worked extensively with clients who have chronic illness, autoimmune disorders, or rare medical needs and specializes in working with medical trauma.

Claire began her counseling career with a strong desire to help people find healing from trauma and the shame that usually accompanies it. She grew up in Norfolk and has a heart for the unique difficulties faced by military families. Claire is a clinical member of The Headstrong Project, providing trauma-informed mental health care to military members, families, and veterans. Claire ascribes to an Eastern Biblical perspective for care in which attachment love is the most powerful healing force, every person is created in the image of God, creation is “very good,” and redemption is available to all people. Claire finds great joy in helping people discover the truth of their profound value.