Claire Weightman
Claire Weightman
MAPS, FCCLP, FCOP, FCOMP
Clinical Director
Clinical, Organisational and Community Psychologist (AHPRA Registered and Endorsed)
Approved Professional Supervisor (PsyBA)
Professional Background
Claire Weightman is a highly-experienced Australian-registered Clinical Psychologist, with more than 35 years of continuous professional practice and study as a psychologist.
Claire has worked in private medical practices, community, hospital and government settings. She has assisted more than 30,000 individuals, as well as couples, families and community groups experiencing periods of challenge, transition and personal growth.
Claire has worked extensively in regional, remote and metropolitan environments, holding senior clinical positions in private practice, hospitals, community health organisations, welfare agencies and Federal Government services.
She has also been involved in national mental health program development, public policy initiatives and organisational consulting.
Areas of Support
Claire works with adults experiencing:
- Anxiety and depression
- Grief, loss and bereavement
- Trauma, PTSD and complex trauma
- Relationship breakdown and separation
- Life transition and adjustment difficulties
- Parenting and family challenges
- Mid-life and later-life change
- Retirement and ageing-related adjustment
- Health, illness and end-of-life concerns
She also provides support for individuals navigating multiple simultaneous life challenges involving family, relationships, employment, housing and financial change.
Therapeutic Approach
Claire’s work combines extensive clinical experience with warmth, practicality and respect for each person’s unique circumstances.
Her therapeutic approach may incorporate:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- EMDR
- Somatic and trauma-focused approaches
- Clinical hypnosis
- Mindfulness and relaxation-based therapies
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Gestalt-informed approaches
Treatment approaches are tailored to individual needs, goals and preferences.
Appointment Options
Appointments are available for individuals seeking psychological support, as well as referrals from family members, carers, GPs and other health professionals.
Services include:
- In-clinic appointments
- Telehealth consultations
- Home visiting older adults unable to attend in person
Contact Claire
Meet Our Practitioners
Wellselves brings together practitioners from different professional backgrounds who share a commitment to respectful, evidence-based care.
Each clinician offers their own areas of expertise, therapeutic approaches and professional experience. Together, we aim to provide practical support that responds to the diverse needs of our community.
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Make an Appointment
- If an emergency, call 000
- For appointments, call 1300 794 690