You’re smart, capable, and outwardly holding it all together - but inside, things feel increasingly unsustainable.
You’ve hit a point where stress, anxiety, or emotional exhaustion are no longer manageable with your usual coping strategies.
This isn’t about needing “more self-care.”
It’s about interrupting deeply ingrained patterns before they take a long-term toll.
I’m Dr Claire Plumbly, a clinical psychologist specialising in intensive trauma and burnout recovery for professionals who need deep, lasting change - delivered with clarity, efficiency, and psychological depth.
You’re smart, capable, and outwardly holding it all together - but inside, things feel increasingly unsustainable.
You’ve hit a point where stress, anxiety, or emotional exhaustion are no longer manageable with your usual coping strategies.
This isn’t about needing “more self-care.”
It’s about interrupting deeply ingrained patterns before they take a long-term toll.
I’m Dr Claire Plumbly, a clinical psychologist specialising in intensive trauma and burnout recovery for professionals who need deep, lasting change - delivered with clarity, efficiency, and psychological depth.
Have you hit the point where stress, anxiety or overwhelm are no longer manageable with your usual coping strategies?
We can help you.
We are the Plum Psychology team - specialists in burnout, anxiety disorders and trauma. We work with busy professionals who cannot afford to risk collapse.
When clients leave our therapy service they have:
⭐ better sleep and self-care habits;
⭐ replaced anxiety and overwhelm with energy and confidence
⭐ a healthy work-life balance
⭐ feel back in control again.
Read case studies of how we can help here.
Learn
how you tick
& how you got here
Master
tools to manage emotions, self-sabotage & your inner-critics
Lasting change
process root causes with an expert for long-term gains
People come to us when they want to
☑️ Stop negative emotions from running the show
☑️ Understand and change patterns of self-sabotage
☑️ Gain tools to regain internal control
☑️ Improve their self-esteem or self-worth
☑️ Break free from past traumas
☑️ Stop overthinking or worrying
☑️ Overcome an anxiety disorder or burnout
☑️ Cope better with a big life change or incident
or simply when they're ready to feel better.
⭐ CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
⭐ TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused CBT)
⭐ ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
⭐ CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy)
⭐ EMDR (Eye Movement Desenitisation & Reprocessing)
⭐ EMDR intensives
⭐ Mindfulness
⭐ ERP (Exposure & Response Prevention )
⭐ IFS-informed EMDR therapy (Internal Family Therapy)
⭐ NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy)
What happens when you contact us?
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Your enquiry will be reviewed personally by Dr Claire Plumbly, our founder, who takes time to understand your situation and what support you may need.
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Dr Claire typically replies the same working day with a clear, thoughtful recommendation tailored to you.
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If it feels like the right fit, she will arrange a free 15-minute call with the most appropriate member of our team
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We aim to offer a therapy start date as soon as possible, usually within a short timeframe of 1-2 weeks.
You won’t be passed around or left waiting...
EMDR Intensives
Alongside traditional weekly therapy, we also offer week, or weekend-long, intensive EMDR therapy.
What this is: This is an approach to EMDR therapy which is growing in popularity in the UK. It is a highly-effective, structured therapy, carried out over 2-3 days, enabling you to reach your goals in a shorter time-frame.
Therapists enjoy offering this because we see people get better more quickly.
Ideal for: Busy professionals who want lasting progress in days, not months - and who can set aside a few focused days to prioritise this.
Hi, I’m Claire,
Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Consultant, Author & Founder of Plum Psychology
I started Plum Psychology after almost burning out - twice. First in the NHS, where I quietly over-functioned in a stretched-thin team. And again while raising a family and running a business, outwardly succeeding but inwardly running on empty.
Both times, I recognised the signs just in time - thanks to my training in trauma therapy and the nervous system. But I saw how easy it would be to miss them. And how few therapy spaces there are to understand the complex layers of stress in high-functioning people.
That’s why I built Plum Psychology: to create the kind of support I knew was missing.
Today, we’re a team of specialist therapists offering structured, trauma-informed therapy for people who struggle to tend to their own needs properly.
We’re not here to help you just keep going.
We’re here to help you find a better quality of life.
Dr Claire Plumbly is an HCPC-Clinical Psychologist with 20 years experience supporting individuals through burnout, anxiety, and trauma. She has seen how those who appear to be coping are often overlooked by health professionals. This is invalidating and leaves you without the support you truly need. At Plum Psychology, Claire leads her team with this in mind, ensuring each therapist is finely tuned to the realities of busy professionals. If you are accustomed to masking your struggles, or pushing through stress alone, you are in the right place.
You’re functioning — but are you really okay?
If you’re snapping at small things, fantasising about disappearing and sliding through the day on autopilot, you’re not failing...
In Burnout: How To Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You, Dr Claire Plumbly breaks down why you're stuck here, how your nervous system plays a hidden role, and what actually works to come back from the edge.
Written from her many years of work in the therapy room.
Professional Accreditation and Regulatory Bodies
All of our therapists at Plum Psychology are registered with the correct governing body. The HCPC is the governing body for all practitioner psychologists, the BABCP is the governing body for CBT therapists.
Where appropriate for their therapy approaches, some of our team have also pursued accreditation with extra professional bodies. Please check each therapist's individual page for more.