Claire N. Zimmerman, LCSW, CIRT: Athens, Co-Founder, Couples & Individuals, Adults 18+
- Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of Georgia, 1990
- Master of Social Work, University of Georgia, 1998
- Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, 2006
Each person I work with brings a unique set of experiences, strengths, struggles, and wisdom. I am a clinical social worker, Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, parent, grandparent, and step-parent in a blended family. In all of these roles, I draw from both formal training and lived experience—and I continue to learn a tremendous amount from the people I am privileged to work with.
I believe that therapy can help people transform struggle into growth and begin to see possibility in the challenges they face. I find deep satisfaction in helping people reconnect with themselves, strengthen their relationships, and live from a place of greater clarity, connection, and joy.
I work with adults and couples navigating a wide range of relationship concerns and life transitions. This includes couples who are feeling disconnected, struggling with communication, recovering from an affair or breach of trust, contemplating separation or divorce, or wanting to rebuild closeness and intimacy. I also work with people preparing for or adjusting to remarriage, step-parenting, blended family life, retirement, divorce, an empty nest, a new business, or other major life changes.
Many of the people I work with are trying to make sense of complicated relationship dynamics—with partners, former partners, adult children, siblings, parents, co-workers, or business partners. I enjoy helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, grief, loneliness, difficult family relationships, intimacy concerns, communication struggles, and the often-complex realities of stepfamily and blended family life.
My style is warm, open-minded, caring, direct, and often sprinkled with humor. Therapy can be an enjoyable experience—yes, really! My goal is to create a safe and collaborative space where you can better understand yourself and your relationships, identify the barriers that are keeping you stuck, and work toward living more fully.
** Seeing clients in Athens. Call (706) 425-8900 for more information. Claire is in network with Alliant Health, and is a Kaiser Affiliated Provider.
Claire is a Registered Telehealth Provider in the State of Florida: https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/
She is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia and North Carolina and a licensed clinical social worker for telehealth in Colorado.
