Someone else writing a blog?! Who do they think they are!?! That was me a few years ago, read more at www.sian-clairecounselling.com/blog

It’s something we all need and impacts our day when we don’t get it. Sleep. Not just sleep but the meaningful rest that gives our body...

In my two previous blogs, I have talked about the process of deciding to have counselling and how to find a therapist and what to expect...

In last months blog, part 1 of 3, I talked about the process of deciding to have counselling and how to find a therapist. This month, I...

So, I’ve decided to do my blog a little differently for the next few months and am going to publish a series of 3 blogs which look at...

Well today I am celebrating my blogaversary, a year since I wrote my first blog! Wow, where has that year gone? It simultaneously feels...

“If it leaves you feeling sad, shameful or disappointed, is it right for you?” Have you ever had a conversation with someone and felt...

How often do you use the word 'should'? Do you even notice? I have to admit that I have a real dislike for the word ‘should’. Whenever I...

Anger is an emotional state which, let’s face it, has a pretty bad rep. There is far more written about how to control your anger than...

Have you ever found yourself saying, “I don’t know who I am, what I like or what I want”, “I feel empty but don’t know why” or “I had a...

Have you ever watched something or listened to something and felt so inspired you have wanted to talk about it with anyone and everyone?...

“I should have done better” “I always mess things up” “I’m a bad person” Any of these sound familiar? They are just words, right? They...

As we near Christmas I am aware of a virus trying to rear its spikey head. It is here all year round but at this time of year seems...

“I’m still learning to love the parts of myself that nobody else claps for” Rudy Francisco Have you ever said “there’s a part of me that...

Making the decision to find a counsellor and walk through the door of that first session can be extremely hard. For some, the anxiety...

Have you ever been really excited about something…until the time it comes to do it and then be filled with self-doubt and criticism?...

Dare I say the words 'Covid-19' without a shudder going down by spine? From something which seemed so impossible and distant, to an...