Willsway Counselling Services

13/08/2026

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12/08/2026

Clients View🧡🩷

Hey Darlings✨

Reflecting on the counsellors chair. I often wonder what it looks and feels like for clients as my office has been carefully curated to promote a space of warmth, compassion, inspiration and safety.

For Me 🧡
It is a HUGE privilege and honour to hold space in this seat. I have the absolute pleasure and gratitude of finding and working with my own private therapist, she is a huge inspiration, supporter and guide in my life. Through the personal work I do with her, I have been able to in turn do the professional work I share with my clients. This seat is NOT the seat of an expert, this should not be confused with being qualified. I am a qualified professional but I am not the expert in my clients worlds, they are. I have expertise I use this to walk alongside, support and collaborate with clients in understanding their challenges and working through them. Before finding my own private therapist I received ‘bad’ therapy - therapy that damaged, hindered and hurt me further. It is so important as a client that you find a therapist that is the right fit for you, the therapeutic relationship is key to long lasting sustainable change.

For Clients 🩷
So any client that chooses to work with me, whether that be after reading my profile, connecting to my posts, liking my profile picture, feeling a vibe in the consultation call I feel immense appreciation that they are choosing to put their trust in me. I believe your vibe attracts your tribe and the right clients will find the right therapist for them.
For clients the counsellors seat often represents safety, trust, authenticity, validation things some clients may not find in their own lives but seek in therapy. It is okay to seek to have your needs met. This seat represents no-judgement, congruence, unconditional positive regard these are key traits that build trust in the therapeutic relationship. Clients can be assured they are working with a qualified professional by checking their credentials and having this conversation with their therapist to empower their own choice and autonomy.

Continue on continuing, I for you, you got me, we got this ~ stronger together always! 🫶🏼

11/08/2026

Remember when special guest Tracey came to our Rest, Reset & Relax edit, well she’s only gone and set up her own business Perfectly Imperfect 🧡🩷 Here Willsway Counselling Services we LOVE to promote small business and women supporting women so why not give ‘our Trace’ a follow, like and share! Those who came to the last workshop were lucky enough to receive one of Tracey’s handmade creations and I’m sure you’ll agree they are the perfect gift!! Slow & Steady wins the race!!

11/08/2026

My View🩷🧡

Hey Darlings✨

This gratituesday I noticed my view, of the clients seat and what this represents to me and potentially to them. And before you ask ‘nope’ I’m not a mind reader but I am a counsellor who also goes to counselling so I have lived past and current experience of sitting in ‘that chair’.

🧡 For Me;
This seat represents curiosity, exploration a space where more often than not clients open up, usually to levels they never expect themselves to. There is something about this chair that brings out polarises views. It allows for vulnerability whilst also holding so much strength. It creates room for the possibility of change whilst also carrying space for ‘stuckness’. It allows clients to share highs alongside lows.
It is a privilege for me to sit across from this seat and observe my wonderful clients evolve. It’s a true honour to witness clients in their raw authenticity alongside in their little wins, small victories and realisations.

🩷 For Them;
This is a chair that welcomes them into their therapeutic journey. It comforts their challenges and difficulties and cocoons them in empathy and compassion. This is a chair that gives clients permission to share, to be open, honest, authentic, truthful and real. There is no judgement in this chair, this chair gives clients unconditional positive regard, offering a space for understanding NOT criticism.
This chair gives clients a solid, stable, consistent base to begin to explore themselves with compassionate curiosity, with a willingness to change and to connect to a concept of fully functioning wholehearted living. This chair is a firm foundation in healing and understanding self.

So as I (the counsellor) sit across from this chair I feel an immense amount of gratitude;
💫 Grateful for all the clients who occupy this space
💫Grateful my passion is also my career and day job
💫Grateful to witness the breakdowns
💫Grateful to witness the breakthroughs
💫Grateful I took the time to become qualified
💫Grateful I am well enough to provide this space
💫Grateful I too get to ‘be the client’

Continue on continuing, I got you, you got me, we got this ~ stronger together always! 🫶🏼

08/08/2026

Summer Nights 🩷🧡

Hi Darlings✨

If you work with or know me you’ll know since May I’ve been unable to walk very well due to a steroid withdrawal after having Optic Neuritis. I never knew steroids or more to the point coming off steroids was so serious so debilitating. I was incapacitated over night. As you will know it’s not like me to give into illness but I’ve had no choice, weak, fatigued, in pain.

Tonight walking Oakley by myself on a short lap of the field in the summer evening sun made me feel incredibly thankful, blessed and grateful! I’ve missed this time with my bear cub.

Sure I could dwell on the difficulties lately and write several more paragraphs on that, but more than anything right now I am focusing on the moment, right here right now in the present I’m getting there, I’m slowly recovering and those small steps are HUGE and lead to BIG destinations! But we have to take the time to notice them to make the choice of how we want to frame things. I know I know before you say at times it doesn’t ‘feel’ like a choice but feelings are not fact and we can begin to take mastery over our mind.

Remember;
💫 Situation / Circumstance
💫 What we think impacts what we feel
💫 What we feel gives us a body sensation
💫 What the body does determines our behaviour

So therefore if we can crack the mindset and find a more balanced to positive narrative it will make the cycle feel a lot better. This isn’t to say we should dismiss or minimise struggle or challenge absolutely NOT there is room for that as well. Let’s face it opposites usually coexist adjacently side by side at the same time. Lately has been a struggle but there have also been moments of growth and gratitude. It doesn’t have to be one or the other it can be both - there is room for all. The key is not to dwell but to noticed, sit with and then notice again moment to moment.

So tonight I choose to focus on the gratitude, embrace the outdoors, my summer dreams (were momentarily) ripped at the seems ….. but OHH ….. those summer Nights 🙏🏼

💫 And … Yea I’m in Willsway colours … obvs 💁🏼‍♀️

Continue on continuing, I got you, you got

07/08/2026

Accredited 🩷🧡

Hey Darlings✨

I have news ~ I am now an Accredited member of the BACP.

🩷 What does this mean for me;

💫The British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists is a leading professional association and regulatory body in the UK. It sets training standards, outlines ethical frameworks and protects the public when engaging in therapeutic work.

💫 Accreditation is a recognised quality mark showing a counsellor has achieved a high level of experience in therapeutic work whilst meeting high levels of training and ethical practice. This isn’t something that is just given, to achieve this you must demonstrate and document through assignments and case studies your experience, working safely within the limits of your proficiency, following ethical guidelines and adhering to engaging in CPD. I invested time, thought, research and a financial cost into achieving this status.

🧡 What does this mean for you, my clients;

💫 Checking a therapist is registered with a professional body ensures they are trained and qualified to deliver counselling sessions and workshops.

💫You will be working with a counsellor who follows ethical guidelines and protects your privacy and confidentiality inline with GDPR in a safe environment.

💫 You can be assured that your counsellor is working on continued professional development engaging in their own growth and industry knowledge.

So I am pleased to share and reassure you of my latest achievement in the therapeutic field , of which I am passionate about the benefits it provides. Empowering you to find a therapist that feels the right fit for you. It’s okay to check credentials! Sadly this industry isn’t governed in the UK by law so ‘anyone’ can list themselves as a counsellor/therapist so you MUST check qualifications. Being an accredited registered member of the BACP ensures I’m working to the highest professional standards, inline with current guidelines, having regular audits to make sure this standard is maintained and adhered to.

This certification is acknowledgement of my commitment to clients and myself.

Continue on continuing, I got you, you got me, we got this ~ stronger together always! 🫶🏼

04/08/2026

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Gratituesday💓🧡

Hey Darlings ✨ How are we all?

I’m not one to share or talk about physical illness. I’ve always believed it was rude manners, woe is me, drama queen. These critical limiting beliefs have held me back. Through sessions with my own wonderful therapist (yes therapists have therapists to) I have come to realise this is conditioning, values I learnt over the years that actually have no value whatsoever so ever to me or my life. Things that are false have become fact, beliefs that have kept me small, isolated and held back. So much like anything challenging them is important, the first step is recognising them for what they are; critical, false, limiting and the second is to apply action.

💫’Willingness is the way towards change’ ~ CW

So in light of my new knowledge I am going to apply the change and share. Of course there is a part of me that wants to sugar coat, play it down, put in the mask of perfection - but I know this only leads to further isolation. Sharing is not rude manners, it’s not woe is me, it’s certainly not drama queen, as my therapist would say ‘it’s just honest, where you are is where you are and that’s okay’.

I haven’t been out and about for a while due to optic neuritis and brutal steroid withdrawal that knocked me out of the game of life for a good 2-3months. The steroids were to try and save my vision as my optic nerve was acutely inflamed, but little did I know how debilitating the come down would be. I am an active independent person, but that had to go on pause as I found myself unable to stay awake, unable to walk my dog, unable to climb my stairs and unable to pick up the kettle. Weak, fatigued and in pain my life suddenly began to ebb backwards like a wave crushing everything I knew, my plans, my work, my self drowning under the weight of it all. Such is life at times when unexpected things force us to adapt.

But - here’s the secret adapting isn’t always that bad, as I was force to accept help, to reach out and to allow others to reach in and meet my needs. A previous version of myself wouldn’t have allowed this help, but this ever evolving version of me knew this was the work, this was the growth - so I allowed it in. Sure I had doubts. My internal negative narrative berates me with with ‘shoulds and shouldn’t ’ but my physical self knew I needed support. So kindness flowed in, in abundance.

It’s okay to be as you are, you are allowed to share, you have permission to be honest and ask for help. Life isn’t always calm seas, there are storms and rip tides too and it’s okay to speak up about them.

Life is always in motion, nothing ever stays the same for long, like the sea it ebbs and then it flows, ever changing, ever evolving, ever passing by! Even when we feel like we are drowning it we give ourselves a chance to look up, there will always be someone or something there to keep you afloat.

So today I am grateful for the lessons the ebb’s have taught me and even more grateful for the flow it brings to my life.

Continue on continuing, I got you, you got me, we got this ~ stronger together always. 🫶🏼

28/07/2026

The Good stuff 🧡💓🤍

Hi Darlings ‘gratituesday’ how are we all? Here at Claire Williams MBACP services we are all focused on recovery, bit by bit, intention after intention, one small action after the other ✨

Let me ask you something how often a day, a week, a month, a year do you stop to recognise the good in your life? How often do you pause to notice when things are working out for you, to compliment yourself on your progress and achievements BIG and small YOU are making?

I can probably answer this for you …. Rarely ever! Believe me I get it, I know it, I live it. When we are going through struggle, challenge, difficulty, change, illness, uncertaint, loss life can become ALL consuming. We can feel ourselves drowning under the weight of stress, expectation, pressure, fear, anger, loneliness, conditioning, anxiety and that stuff is heavy.

Here’s the secret even amongst ALL you’re facing there are moments of light, joy, fun, quiet perseverance. Those little daily wins we minimise as ‘normal’ or ‘nothing’ but they are never nothing, they are everything! It’s maintaining those small promises to our self. Building in the firm foundations of self-care that lead to BIG destinations, sure giant leaps may feel good at the time but they are rarely sustainable or maintained. But life isn’t just about the destination it’s about all you do along the way. It’s the journey you take that shapes, influences and maybe even challenges you at times ~ but this is where whole hearted authentic living lives, around you and within in YOU!

So today why not take a moment to notice all the things that are working out for you! And not only notice but allow yourself the recognition for the hard work YOU have put in to get to this point, this isn’t fluke or luck this is YOU intentionally putting in the work and action to change.

‘Willingness is the way towards change’ ~ CW

That doesn’t mean you need to minimise the difficulties, I never advocate for that as there is always room to acknowledge the challenge but not at the detriment of the success.

You see when our struggle is prolonged we can allow it to become our identity, labelling and diagnosing ourselves - but there is nothing ‘wrong’ with you it’s the things happening around or to you that cause us harm. It’s about retraining our brain to notice the good as well as the challenge. It’s about getting used to things working out for you and after a series of trauma’s this can be hard to do, but not impossible and definitely essential!

💫What’s working out for you?

Continue on continuing, I got you, you got me, we got this ~ stronger together always! 🫶🏼

24/07/2026

Double-Trouble💓🧡

Hey darlings how are we all? Hope you’ve all been okay and enjoying this glorious weather ☀️ Things have been quiet here as I have been out of action for a while recovering from optic neuritis. It’s been a LOT and very unexpected (who knew steroids were so serious and debilitating). So it got me thinking about adaptability, acceptance, help and rest and how things usually come in groups having a knock on impact like a ripple of water in a stream starts with a single stone.

I am someone that is usually busy my days are full, this isn’t a badge of honour I am proud of but one I am working to balance out. The difficulty of not being well is all the repercussion that come with it and the areas of life it impacts. I’ve had to learn to adapt, accept and rest. This doesn’t come naturally to me. But it has been essential and necessary.

This got me thinking about how we don’t give ourselves the time, grace and patience that we give other people, we expect ourselves to be ‘better’ yesterday and over commit and push ourselves too far with shoulds and oughts. It’s funny how we only stop when our body forces us to. So how can we build this in without always having to be poorly? It’s something to consider 💁🏼‍♀️

Being the ‘helper’ it is hard to ask for help but again this is essential, we are human we all have needs and it’s okay to ask for those needs to be met and accept the help that’s offered - I’ve come to believe this is a sign of strength NOT weakness.

So whilst I recover and build myself back up I had a little pop by to the office today with these little cuties. Oakley (white) as you know is mine and Freddy (red) and his very kind and generous owner Colin have been the hero who has looked after Oaks when I haven’t been able to walk. They are now like brothers, and had to go to the therapy room so sort out a little brotherly squabble and bark through their issues! Plus Oaks is loving his Lads Lads Lads 🙌🏼 time.

So rest when you need to, accept what is, adapt where you can and allow others to help. Works for these little cuties 🐶🐶

Continue on continuing, I got you, you got me, we got this ~ stronger together always! 🫶🏼

14/05/2026

Here at Willsway Counselling Services you know I LOVE to support local and today’s share is Nunthorpe Wax Company my absolute go to for all things fragrance!!! If you’ve been to my workshops you’ll have been lucky enough to receive their wax melts in your gift bags and also smelt the gorgeous orange and amber candles burning - they are now moving into diffusers and I’m super EXCITED to get one ordered for my counselling space!! Why not check them out!!! 🧡💓🤍

🌿 Which is you?? Our Highly scented reed diffusers continue to be very popular!! Are you a Witchery, Black o***m, coconut lime, portofino, plum and Rhubarb, or last but not least.. Orange Amber Fan??
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