Claire Law
Counselling in Preston
Therapy Blog
Here you’ll find a whole selection of free articles relating to anxiety, grief, burnout, healing from childhood trauma, neurdivergence and other therapy related topics. I write all my own blogs and share these for your benefit. My hope is you’ll find something of use here.
Gateway to a New Year
In my counselling practice, I welcome clients at the doorway of the counselling venue. For some, it’s their first time coming to counselling. Others have crossed the threshold many times. It’s important to me to provide a warm and accepting welcome at the doorway each and every time.
Breath Practice to Help Manage Anxiety
The second of two blogs focussed on how attending to our breathing when experiencing anxiety can support regulation of the autonomic nervous system
The Psychology of Gift Giving
The Festive Season is associated with gift-giving. Gifts can through up complex emotions and feelings, and trigger past hurts. This blog explores some of the psychological and emotional complexity of gifting.
Reflecting on Burnout:
A holistic look at how burnout provides opportunity to reflect upon questions of meaning and purpose.
Finding a Way Through Loss: What Can Help with Grief?
A look at how self-compassion and self-care can support you as you experience grief and loss. This is the final blog in a in-depth series of five exploring grief, loss and bereavement.
More Steps Through Grief
People often ask "how do I get through the pain of grief?" Here we explore ways to make sense of grief. This is the fourth blog from a series of five detauled blogs on grief, loss and bereavement.