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Would the real Sian-Claire please stand up?!
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
Sian-Claire
Jul 22, 20205 min read
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Sleep: The Final Frontier
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...
Sian-Claire
Jan 22, 20228 min read
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Starting Counselling Part 3 – Preparing to end
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...
Sian-Claire
Nov 22, 20218 min read
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Starting Counselling Part 2 – The first sessions
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...
Sian-Claire
Oct 22, 20217 min read
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Starting Counselling Part 1 - Finding a therapist
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...
Sian-Claire
Sep 22, 20218 min read
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Reflections a year on: The road from isolation to freedom
Well today I am celebrating my blogaversary, a year since I wrote my first blog! Wow, where has that year gone? It simultaneously feels...
Sian-Claire
Jul 22, 20215 min read
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Are you going round in circles or triangles?
“If it leaves you feeling sad, shameful or disappointed, is it right for you?” Have you ever had a conversation with someone and felt...
Sian-Claire
Jun 22, 20218 min read
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Why 'shoulding' yourself is messy and unhelpful
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...
Sian-Claire
May 22, 20215 min read
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Understanding the red mist
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...
Sian-Claire
Apr 22, 20218 min read
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Recognising when you are Running on Empty
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...
Sian-Claire
Mar 22, 20216 min read
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Explaining the Inexplicable
Have you ever watched something or listened to something and felt so inspired you have wanted to talk about it with anyone and everyone?...
Sian-Claire
Feb 22, 20219 min read
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Why Meerkats make rubbish story-tellers
“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...
Sian-Claire
Jan 22, 20217 min read
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The Unspoken epidemic
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...
Sian-Claire
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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Playing your Part
“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...
Sian-Claire
Nov 22, 20203 min read
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De-MYTH-defying Counselling
Making the decision to find a counsellor and walk through the door of that first session can be extremely hard. For some, the anxiety...
Sian-Claire
Oct 22, 20208 min read
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The Saboteur Within
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?...
Sian-Claire
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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Living in a time of Uncertainty
Dare I say the words 'Covid-19' without a shudder going down by spine? From something which seemed so impossible and distant, to an...
Sian-Claire
Aug 22, 20203 min read
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