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.
Relationships and Adult Attachment Styles.
How do our childhood attachment styles impact our adult relationships? This blog explored adult attachment patterns and their imapct on romantic and other adult relationships.
Childhood Attachment Patterns
The second blog in a series exploring attachment styles and patterns. This blog focusses on the four categories of attachment styles that we see in children.
Attachment and the Need to Belong.
This blog - the first in a series of four - explores the origin of attachment theory and how this can help us make meaning of our relationships.
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
Gifting and receiving gifts can throw up complex emotions and feelings of anxiety, shame, resentment, grief and loss. Gifting can trigger past hurts. This blog explores some of the psychological and emotional complexity of gifting as well as how counselling can help with anxiety, shame, resentment, grief and loss.