Hi, I’m Dr Clare Jonas!

Dr Clare Jonas - A white woman with short curly gray hair and glasses smiling at the camera

I’m a former psychology researcher with 10 years’ experience of working in research communications and 20 years’ experience of mentoring, coaching and pastoral care in academia and other environments.

I offer:

  • 1:1 coaching and small-group wellbeing workshops for everyone

  • Online skills training workshops and 1:1 skills tutoring for researchers

  • Tailored skills training and wellbeing workshops for universities and research funders

  • Research communications consultancy for healthcare, neuroscience and psychology

For everyone

  • Need a calm, nonjudgemental space to figure out what you want from life?

    I know that feeling. Let’s have a chat.

    Book a career and wellbeing coaching session with me

  • Not sure what you're feeling or how to deal with it?

    I’ve been there. Let’s figure it out together in one of my online small-group wellbeing workshops.

    Coming soon!

  • Looking for a tailored wellbeing workshop for your team or organisation?

    Heck yeah, I love doing those.

    Get in touch with me

For individual researchers and academics

  • Stress of academia getting you down?

    In academia, the emphasis is almost always on the research, not on the people doing it. I simply cannot be having with that. Whether you want help dealing with the horrors that academia can throw at you, support in figuring out how and when to say no, or to learn a coping technique that isn’t meditation, I’ve got your back.

    I offer wellbeing workshops and 1:1 coaching for researchers

  • Want to develop the skills you need as a researcher?

    I have a lot of fun combining my love of teaching and training with my weapons-grade enthusiasm for research. You can learn with me in small group workshops or 1:1 mentoring sessions.

    Learn more about my online skills development workshops for researchers

  • Need a consultant with expertise in research communication and engagement for healthcare, neuroscience or psychology?

    Good news! I’ve got a background in research and extensive experience in research communication and research engagement for the healthcare, neuroscience and psychology fields.

    Book a research comms clinic with me

  • Rather pay an expert to do the research communications element of your project?

    No problem! You can hire me to do just that.

    Get in touch with me

For organisations

  • Tailored wellbeing workshops for any organisation

    If you’re looking for someone to create and deliver an online or in-person workshop tailored to the specific wellbeing needs of your team or organisation, I’d love to hear from you.

  • Skills development workshops for universities and research funders

    If you employ or fund researchers and you’re looking for someone to deliver online or in-person skills development workshops on topics like research communication, public speaking, or coping with conferences, I’d love to talk.

Get in touch with me

And now, some highly specific scenarios you might be thinking about…

  • "I'm not sure I want to work in academia any more!"

    I’ve been in your shoes. Let’s talk.

  • "I'm drowning in the expectations of my neurotypical workplace!"

    I was diagnosed with ADHD in my 30s. Wanna speak with someone who gets it?

  • "But Clare, I'm not even a researcher!"

    Neither am I any more! No matter what your job is, or even if you aren’t working, I’m more than happy to chat with you so we can figure out if I’m the right person to support you with your career and wellbeing.

Drop me an email

  • "Clare is passionate, deeply creative and completely awesome to work with."

    - Stephanie Singer, founder and Creative Director of BitterSuite

  • "I attended Clare's workshop on coping with academic stressors while working as a researcher on a fixed-term contract within a big university. The demands and expectations of my role and sourcing future research funding weighed heavily on me, so learning about Clare's well-thought out coping strategies and her active encouragement to think outside the box was so helpful to my personal development and my wellbeing."

    - Dr Emma Ferguson-Coleman, Lecturer in Dementia and Ageing, GIAM, University of West London

  • “Clare brings a wealth of experience to her workshops and sessions but what comes through the most is that she cares about people. Her focus on your experience and wellbeing as a researcher is refreshing and stands out in what can be a very competitive and outcomes-focussed area.”

    - Dr Graham McClelland, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, Northumbria University

  • "Clare's workshop set me up with key skills for coping with academic life. What I learned that day has been tremendously helpful to me in the years since."

    - Sam W, wellbeing workshop participant

  • "Clare handles workshops beautifully, with confidence, humour and a great deal of knowledge about teaching others."

    - NB, collaborator