Claire “Chuck” Bohman is a board-certified chaplain, clinical herbalist, and spiritual counselor offering compassionate, inclusive care at the intersections of grief,  meaning-making, end of life, and spiritual crisis. With over a decade of experience in hospital chaplaincy and spiritual care leadership, Chuck supports individuals navigating death, loss, spiritual transformation and life’s sacred thresholds. 

Chuck holds a Masters of Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion, where they were a Dean’s Scholar, is ordained through The New Seminary in New York following interfaith ministry training. They began practicing as a clinical herbalist in 2010 after formal studies of plant based medicine at the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine and in 2024, they completed a Psychedelic Facilitation Certificate Program at UC Berkeley. They are the first openly non-binary chaplain endorsed by an earth based spiritual tradition to be board certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains. 
 
Rooted in earth based spirituality since childhood, Chuck has been practicing and teaching in their tradition for over 30 years. Their path has also included work as a case manager, substance abuse counselor and community organizer. Chuck is the recipient of multiple awards for compassionate care and has spoken and taught nationally and locally on affirming spiritual care, palliative chaplaincy and grief and loss. 

They root their work in earth based wisdom, and a deep respect for each person’s inherent dignity, resilience and capacity to heal.