Clare received her physical therapy degree from Northern Illinois University. She completed the Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Residency program in 1993 while working on her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy at University of Southern California. Clare received her post-professional doctorate degree from Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California in 2003. Her clinical career has been greatly influenced by Shirley Sahrmann PT, PhD, and the Prague School of Manual Medicine faculty, namely, the late Vladimir Janda MD, Karel Lewit MD, and Pavel Kolar PT, PhD. Clare practices at a private clinic in Los Angeles, California. She has been instrumental in setting up the Movement Science Fellowship at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles and is one of the primary clinical instructors for the program. She is a certified instructor for the "Bands, Balls & Balance", “Janda Approach to Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes” and “Kolar's Approach to Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization: A Developmental Kinesiology Model.” Clare also serves as an adjunct lecturer for the local universities in the Los Angeles area. Clare has presented at both state and national conferences. She currently teaches in the U.S. and internationally.