After leaving BHS, Claire worked in Portland for two years and then moved to Austin, where she completed her Masters in Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation, she returned to Portland and began working at Central City Concern as a mental health counselor for people with severe and persistent mental illness. During this time she also obtained her LCSW. Last year Claire was promoted to clinical supervisor of the team she was working on and now spends half her time supervising and half her time doing direct service