Claire Judd

Therapist for Maternal Anger, Rage & Overwhelm

You love them. You're trying your hardest. And yet a simmering rage keeps getting ignited inside you.

Take the banana incident...you've peeled it exactly how they asked, broke it in half and put it in the bowl, the same way they always have it...and the second you hand it to them they scream “NOT LIKE THAT” and collapse on the kitchen floor like you've ended the world.

And something ignites in you that feels completely out of proportion, and you know it's out of proportion, which somehow makes it worse.

The bowl hits the counter hard. You hear yourself shout "IT'S JUST A BANANA, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU" and the second it's out, you wish you could pull it back in.

Because now they're crying harder.

And the voice in your head has started..."What is wrong with you?"

If you're reading this and nodding, I'm so glad you found me. I'm Claire

Work with me

The UK's leading maternal anger specialist

You're talking to someone who has made this their life's work, it's all I do. Which means when you walk in, you're not explaining yourself to someone who half understands.

It's more than talking

We don't stop at understanding. Together we go deep, we do the real work, and that's what actually changes how you show up for yourself and your children.

The reaction changes & so does everything after it

Less guilt. Less replaying. More of those moments where you catch yourself thinking, actually, I handled that well. That's what this work gives you.

Here's what I want you to know about anger as a mum...

The rage, the guilt, the approaching bedtime like you're going into combat with the aim of just getting in and out as quickly as possible; none of it means you're not cut out for this.

Because this feeling isn't the final chapter. It's just the beginning.

Motherhood has this way of cracking us open, bringing up everything we never dealt with, everything we've 'coped' with, everything we never even knew was there.

It can make us feel like we're failing at the most important thing we've ever done. But it also gives us the opportunity for immense growth...as an individual and as a mum.

♢ Bedtime still has chaos in it, but there's giggling too, and you're actually there for it.

♢ You sit with a crying child and your body doesn't scream at you to get away.

♢ You catch yourself at the end of the day replaying the moment you got it right, instead of torturing yourself with the one you didn't.

Something in you starts coming back. The lightness. The laughter. The feeling that your house isn't a place where everyone's quietly waiting for the next explosion.

You start recognising yourself again. Not the version who was white-knuckling it through every day, the one who was always there underneath it.

What does working together look like?

"I thought I was such an awful mum, it took me so long to come to see you because I was just so ashamed. but I view myself so differently now. I'm so much more gentle with him, and I'm sure it's because I'm more gentle with myself"

Mum of 2 year old

"I came wanting strategies to cope with it all, and yes we explored some strategies, but it wasn't that that helped, it was being really, truly listened to and understood. Claire allowed me to get to my emotions when I felt ready, she helped it feel less scary and now I feel so much more secure in sharing that part of myself. I'm no longer bottling it up and anger is no longer exploding out of me."

Mum of 7 & 4 year old

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Hi, I'm Claire

Specialist maternal anger therapist and mum who has absolutely hurled a toy across the room in rage.

I know what it's like to lose it over something small and spend the rest of the day feeling like the worst mum alive. I know what it's like to sit in therapy yourself and slowly start to understand why, and to feel, for the first time, like change is actually possible.

That's what brought me to this work. And it's what I bring to every session.

After my initial training in counselling & psychotherapy, I knew I wanted something more for my clients, something that was a game-changer when I was in the thick of that reactive energy. So I created an integrative approach that holds space for thoughts and feelings but also works with the body, for those moments when you 'understand why, but don't feel different'. It's the kind of therapy that goes beyond talking and into the deeply felt change.

But more than any of that?

I'm not going to look at you with shock when you tell me you screamed or got too rough, or you tell me about the overwhelming feeling you get to throw them off you when they need comfort...because I know that's a symptom of what you're currently carrying, not a defining aspect of who you are.