Claire O'Connor
Consultant & Coach
Since 1996, I've helped
hundreds of people shape inviting, intelligent, deeply functional spaces which have the power to make life easier
and to nourish well-being everyday.
Whereas most traditional
interior design consulting is based on a model that resolves design challenges using "outside" information,
rules, trends and "shoulds", my approach is much more “inside-out”.
Believing that our homes are an expression of and metaphor for our inner reality, I specialize
in teaching you how to design your ideal life by designing your ideal space.
Combining a warm, down-to-earth practicality
with heart and intuition, my greatest gift is helping you gain confidence in finding your own answers.
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I draw on extensive studies in social and environmental psychology, a BA cum laude in Holistic Human Development
and a minor in Counseling Psychology from
Northland College, along with advanced professional training in Western Feng Shui.
I bring a fresh, enthusiastic, compassionate
and light-hearted perspective to your environment dilemmas. My passion is the study of psychology, human behavior,
self-actualization and the rich inter-relationship of people and the built environment.
My background includes 16 years as a Licensed Massage Therapist, and 3 years
as a wilderness-based environmental educator and group facilitator. I studied Feng Shui with the visionary
architect Tom Bender . I'm a 1998 graduate of the Western School of Feng Shui in San Diego where I studied directly under Terah Kathryn Collins. I've also studied with Denny Daikeler, an innovative, internationally renowned Interior Design teacher whose approach marries environmental psychology with
spirituality.
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| Here's me teaching a local workshop |
On varied topics related to the "re-enchantment" of home, I've been fortunate
to have been the subject of numerous interviews and articles on both coasts. I've been described as a warmly engaging
public speaker, and I've taught workshops and clinics at IKEA, Raritan Valley Community College, Portland Community College
and Hunterdon County Adult Education and many other venues.
I'm involved in a number
of other creative activities in addition to Enchanted Home. Click here to check out one of them: Enchanted Life Teams.
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My interests include puttering, nesting and quilting at my cozy "encantada a casa" (enchanted
home) in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, with my sweet, kind man Ken Plattner and our darling chocolate lab, Roxy. Keeping life simple, we enjoy gardening, home projects, walking/hiking, being
on the water, travelling, and spending time with friends and family.
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| Roxy the Kayak Dawg |
