SeeClear Counselling & Mindfulness-Anxiety Specialist

SeeClear Counselling & Mindfulness-Anxiety Specialist I help people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety to feel calm and more in control of their life.

Providing a space to feel safe to talk about their experiences & discover useful tools to better cope with daily life. Free resources available here

https://www.seeclearcounselling.co.uk/courses-and-free-resources

I’m not great at talking to strangers are you?I don’t consider myself to have social anxiety I’m just very careful about...
22/08/2026

I’m not great at talking to strangers are you?

I don’t consider myself to have social anxiety I’m just very careful about striking up conversations with people I don’t know.

Social anxiety isn’t really about being afraid to talk to people or a fear of being in social situations, although this can be a by product of social anxiety, social anxiety runs deeper than that, it is a real fear of being judged or criticised by others.
It is a real fear of embarrassing yourself in front of others.

People with social anxiety fear not being able to make small talk, stumbling over their words or going red in front of others.

Their fear of judgement leads to feelings that people will not be interested in what they have to say, or that people will be bored by them or laugh at them.

I don’t get any of this when I do speak with people, but I do have a deep rooted fear that I’m not going to like that person or I’ll not enjoy their company, then what!?
I’m pretty certain it stems from being bullied at school and having a father who used to say on holiday “ don’t talk to anyone, we might get stuck with them,”

People’s social anxiety may be as a result of some of their earlier life experiences.

What we learn as children can often be difficult to move away from as adults, we make our experiences and learnt behaviour a way of life.

What are the things you do now that could stem from your learnings as a child, are you aware this could be the reason for things you currently do or don’t do.

A lot of what we work with in counselling can be these rules we’ve been living by and haven’t even realised it.

We have even given these things labels, like social anxiety, when in fact they may be something entirely different.

If you have certain behaviours of thoughts that you would like to change than counselling can help you explore some of those rules of living you have been listening too and maybe help you make some changes that make life more comfortable for you.

However I’m still happy to have that empty seat next to me on the plane, some of those rules may still be comfortable for us.

The Window of Tolerance is a tool I spend time exploring with many of my clients.I love this visual by Sian-Claire Couns...
21/08/2026

The Window of Tolerance is a tool I spend time exploring with many of my clients.

I love this visual by Sian-Claire Counselling helping to explore that move away from the window of tolerance.

Tools like this can really help clients to understand how their nervous system operates and allows them to understand how easily they can move from a place where life feels ok, where they can cope ok and manage the day to day ups and downs, to a place where they feel overwhelmed and unable to cope.

Exploring how they feel, think and physically react, finding themselves overwhelmed and unable to cope lends them a way of starting to respond rather than react and allows them to find ways to move back into their window of tolerance.

I love how an easy visual can help my clients access an understanding of themselves and their nervous states in a way they may have never been aware of before.

Have you had experience of exploring your window of tolerance?

How did it help you?

Join us this coming Monday for half an hour to slow down, feel calm and peacefulLink to book in the comments
20/08/2026

Join us this coming Monday for half an hour to slow down, feel calm and peaceful

Link to book in the comments

WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?When people hear the word MINDFULNESS, they often imagine sitting still, maybe cross legged on the f...
19/08/2026

WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?

When people hear the word MINDFULNESS, they often imagine sitting still, maybe cross legged on the floor, trying to empty their mind, or forcing themselves to be calm.

But mindfulness is far gentler than that.

Mindfulness is simply the practice of paying attention, kindly, curiously
and without judgement.

It’s a way of coming home to yourself, especially when life feels overwhelming.

In Week 1 of my mindfulness course, we explore what mindfulness truly is, why it works, and I will share with you how it changed my life for the better.

I’ll start to share some of the simple attitudes I learnt toward myself, others and the world around me that helped me see and feel things differently. I’ll introduce you to some short practices that helped me move from high anxiety into a steadier, more grounded and peaceful way of living.

Tiny practices that if regularly weaved into your day to day can make a difference
For example
Take one slow breath in and out and just notice how it feels, where you feel it, and what it feels like to slow down for just a moment.

That is mindfulness!
just a small moment of presence in the middle of everything.

If this feels like something you would like to know more about, why not join us on 2nd November to learn more.

I’d love to introduce you to the world of mindfulness

If you would like to know more, ask me any questions you have.

Or you could book your place today

Find the link in the comments below

19/08/2026

Grateful to see the rain today 🌧️🌧️☔️

I have been practicing informal and formal mindfulness myself for a number of years and found, over time, it helped me ...
18/08/2026

I have been practicing informal and formal mindfulness myself for a number of years and found, over time, it helped me to approach life in a different way leading to a calmer, more contented way of living.

My mindfulness courses have allowed me to introduce this practice to others and I love meeting with some of my previous course attendees monthly on our Mindful Mondays, helping them to keep their practice alive and touching base each month.

My next mindfulness courses will be running at the end of this year, with an invitation from me to end your year mindfully.

Being able to help you relieve the weight of the things you may have had to carry this year and start 2027 with a fresh and calm beginning.

This course is designed to reduce stress, bring calmness, improve sleep and help you better cope with anxiety.

6 weeks
Online via zoom
Starting 2nd November
6.30pm - 7.45pm each week

You will learn the basics of mindfulness and mindful meditation in a simple and easy to follow way, no previous experience is needed.

This evidence-based approach combines the best of Mindful Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and is widely used in both clinical and non-clinical settings.

What is included in the 6 week course?

Week 1: What Mindfulness Really Is
Mindfulness isn’t about clearing your mind, it’s about coming home to yourself

Week 2: Body Awareness & the Thought–Feeling Connection
Your body tells the truth before your mind catches up

Week 3: Responding to the Unpleasant
You can meet difficult moments without being overwhelmed

Week 4: Exploring Difficulty the Mindful Way
Difficulty doesn’t disappear, but your relationship with it can change

Week 5: Building Resilience & Caring for Yourself Mindfully
Resilience isn’t toughness, it’s gentle consistency

Week 6: Kindness & Compassion
Kindness towards yourself changes everything

If you feel a calm and fresh way of approaching life sounds appealing, why not join us and learn a simple mindful approach that could change how you respond to the difficulties that life inevitably brings.

Link to book in the comments below

This client described their anxiety as petrifying and crippling in their first session.We spent time talking about their...
17/08/2026

This client described their anxiety as petrifying and crippling in their first session.

We spent time talking about their worries and the ways anxiety was limiting their life.
Then started introducing tools and techniques for inbetween the sessions.

This client really wanted change and put in a lot of hard work both in the sessions and in between sessions.

In their last session they told me their spark was back and they had joy back in their life.

Counselling can turn your life around, but it really is about you as the client engaging in the work, I don’t have a magic wand

Worry and ‘what if’s’ can lead to a spiral of anxiety.Here’s a simple technique to help you manage your worry.The Worry ...
16/08/2026

Worry and ‘what if’s’ can lead to a spiral of anxiety.

Here’s a simple technique to help you manage your worry.

The Worry Train

If your worry is hypothetical ie it is about a problem that does not exist, something that has not actually happened, something that has a low probability of happening in the future, something that has no solution
and you climb on the worry train there will be no destination, nowhere to get off.
Your worry will persist indefinitely, and you will remain on the worry train.

If your Worry is something within your control, has a possible solution, you can climb on the worry train, worry for a station or 2, find a way to stop the worry, then get off the worry train quite quickly.

Or you could decide not to board the Worry train and let it go on it’s journey without you, remaining on the platform seeing the worry train fade into the distance.

Visualise the worry train and decide if you want to get on board or not.

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