About Claire
Integrative psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer
I am an integrative psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer qualified to postgraduate level, with a long-standing interest in relational life, emotional depth, existence, and the psychological meaning people make of their experiences.
Professional registrations
How I’m trained and regulated
I’m registered with the UKCP as a full clinical member (Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College). I also hold a PhD in Psychology and am chartered by the BPS as a Chartered Psychologist.
Particular interests
- Men’s mental health
- Sexuality, identity, and difference
- Racialised identity and culture
- Creativity and the emotional lives of musicians and music industry professionals
- Anxiety and the body
- Health, including living with HIV
- The ethical and emotional demands of therapeutic work
Qualifications
Qualifications and training
My core MSc clinical training at the Metanoia Institute took five years, including a mandated four years of personal psychotherapy. My training aligns with Column C of the Scope of Practice and Education (ScopEd) framework, representing the highest level of training.
I hold an enhanced DBS certificate.
Clinical qualifications
- Certificate of Higher Education in Psychodynamic Counselling (with Distinction) — Vaughan College, University of Leicester
- Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychodynamic Counselling — Metanoia Institute
- Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Level 7) — Metanoia Institute
- MSc Integrative Psychotherapy (Level 7 with Distinction) — Metanoia Institute
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision (Level 7 with Distinction) — UKCP/SCPTI
Other qualifications
- PhD Psychology — University of Leicester
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (PGCHE) — Nottingham Trent University
- BSc (Hons) Psychology — UCL
Selected publications
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- Bloxsom, C. & Jaspal, R. (2025). “Our voice as a legacy”: Trauma, resilience and post-traumatic growth among people living with long-term HIV. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 25(20), e70027.
- Jaspal, R., & Bloxsom, C. (2023). Identity processes, stressors and mental health in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic sexual minorities. In Sexual Minorities and Mental Health (pp. 107–133). Palgrave Macmillan.
- Jaspal, R., Wignall, L., & Bloxsom, C. (2023). Sexual health promotion among university students: A psychological perspective. In Sex Education Research (pp. 197–208). Routledge.
- Bloxsom, C.A.J. et al. (2021). Dark Shadow of the Self: How the Dark Triad and Empathy impact Parental and Intimate Adult Attachment Relationships in Women. Forensic Science International: Mind & Law, 2, 100045.
- Fino, E. et al. (2021). The Sexual Risk Behaviors Scale (SRBS): Development & Validation in a University Student Sample in the UK. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 44(2), 152–160.