Dr. Claire Hayes is a practicing consultant clinical psychologist, lecturer, author and researcher and is Clinical Director with Aware, Ireland's national charity for people who have depression or bipolar disorder. Over the past twenty-five years, Claire's main area of interest has been to help people to understand the nature of their anxiety and to learn practical and evidence based ways of coping. Her previous books are 'Stress relief for teachers: The coping triangle' (2006) and 'How to cope: The welcoming approach to life's challenges' (2015).