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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL START

Claire Horner, MS, MS, LPC, holds 2 Master Degrees in psychotherapy, is nationally certified, and state licensed as a professional counselor. You're welcome to call her "CJ."

 

After growing up in Gwinnett County just northeast of Atlanta, GA, she graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. degree in Rehabilitation Services in 1998.

 

Assisting others in finding their strengths, talents, and passions led her to pursue a Masters in Professional Counseling at Georgia State University while also attending Richmont University.

 

It became clear that to best work alongside those abused by clergy or within the Church, it would be best to have a degree that brought psychology and theology together.

 

Her experience growing up in a fundamentalist religious atmosphere also provides a level of understanding that can assist those healing from doctrines that went too far, contributed to abuse within the home, or were potentially isolating in ways that have made moving into adulthood… complicated.

 

After completing the degrees by early 2004, she became licensed on Valentine’s Day in 2007. 

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SPECIALIZATIONS

Since that time, she has split her focus between being a Relationship Translator for couples at all stages of commitment and partnering in the deep dive healing work with those recovering from sexual trauma.

 

Group therapy provides space to practice relating. Prior to the beginning of the pandemic, since she believes that everyone could have benefitted from Relationship Class in school, Claire offered a long term Process group. Among other groups throughout the years, the Advanced Sexual Trauma group ran from 2015 - 2021, as well as a bookclub/solo study style support group for sexual trauma. As of late 2022, she moved to San Diego, California and expanded group services for those healing from sexual trauma into the TEAL Trauma Groups that were available online through 2024. She also co-owns the company "RESET trauma unstuck" which launched The F O F Podcast in 2023 connecting survivors to resources throughout the United States and internationally.

 

Her work in corrections at the start of her career fueled her passion for assisting all people to raise their awareness of how to better care for themselves, to reduce the stigma of mental illness, and to slow down generational traumas.

 

From 2012 to 2019, she enjoyed partnering as the Atlanta office for Relationship Counseling Center based out of San Francisco. Sevin Philips had a vision for connecting people (coupled or not) to professionals trained to help them improve their relationships. He was featured often in the media on the West Coast, was the warmest human, and RCC therapists adored him. Unfortunately, he died suddenly by illness and the company Uplift continues headed by a close therapist friend and his wife, who is also a therapist. 

 

*Claire is always glad to discuss questions or concerns about the theology degree. There has been so much hurt and abuse within the Church, that she thought it best to gain particular education in this area. She does not hold exclusionary conservative beliefs that would lead to judgment that is not conducive to effective therapeutic practice. For example, she is LGBTQ+ affirming and embracing, cherishes time with all people, and specializes in working with intercultural/interracial couples. 

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Claire Horner is presently a member of the Georgia chapter of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association, The California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors, the Atlanta Group Psychotherapy Society, and the American Group Psychotherapy Association. 

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