Claire did her initial astrology studies at the Portland School of Astrology before completing several mentorships with senior astrologers. Prior to astrology she trained as a personal trainer and created a lunar based fitness system, and she holds two health related master's degrees along with a business entrepreneurship degree. She is the author of two books published by Shambhala/Penguin Random House: Body Astrology, which teaches readers to interpret their chart for physical and seasonal wellbeing, and the forthcoming Cosmic Year, which reframes predictive techniques like transits, solar returns, and profections as tools for present moment awareness rather than forecasting. She describes herself as a Virgo Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising.