Claire Law

Hello.  I'm Claire and I’d like to tell you something about the way I work as a therapist to help people like you to find freedom from what holds you back.  

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I’m a Preston-based Counsellor and Psychotherapist.   I offer compassionate, care-filled counselling for a range of issues.  

I began training as a counsellor in 2012. Since then, I’ve completed a post-grad qualification in Integrative Psychotherapy as well as achieving BACP Accredited Counsellor status.   I’m currently employed part-time as a counsellor in Higher Education.   

I’ve experienced for myself the impact of burnout and how psychotherapy can be transformative.  I previously worked as a High School Teacher and with autistic and learning disabled adults as well as within the charity sector supporting unpaid carers.  As such, I’ve got plenty of life experience to help me to empathise and connect with people in my therapy work.      

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I offer a simple process for working together.  

1.  Make contact with me via the Counselling Directory form to let me know you're interested in counselling.

2.  We can then arrange a free 20-mins phone or video call consultation.  In this, we'll chat through what you are looking for from counselling. You can ask any questions you have. 

3.  I can then email you details of some of the practicalities involved in working together. 

4. You can decide whether you'd like to book an initial counselling session.  In this first session, we'll collaborate so we're both clear on what you want to gain from therapy.   Most people opt to then meet weekly at the same time.  You're free to decide how many sessions feel right for you.  

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Areas I specialise in:

• Grief / Loss
• Anxiety
• Adverse childhood experiences
• Autism and ADHD - I am neuroaffirming
• Burnout
• Relational trauma

I can also offer Single Session Therapy if you feel you have one specific issue you’d like to explore in a one-off session.  If this is something you feel you’d benefit from, do get in touch.  

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"It was a very good and beneficial experience. Claire was lovely, helpful, professional, and very easy/nice to talk to. She was helpful in providing good coping techniques that have helped my anxiety and I would recommend her to others 100%"

"I can’t thank you enough for your support over the last 15 weeks. You provided a calm and comfortable environment and guided me through a journey to explore my anxiety. You helped me address difficult emotional thoughts and feelings and highlighted self-help tools to help me understand anxiety. This helped me reach a level of peaceful acceptance: anxiety no longer controls my daily life, and I now have a much more positive and happier outlook."

• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Burnout
• Grief and Loss
• Parental alienation

£50 per 60-minute session Face-to-Face. 

£50 per 60-minute online session.

I can also discuss whether you might find a 90-minute Single Session Therapy (SST) appointment helpful.  This process includes a tailored support plan emailed following the session, which is charged at £100. 

ICO Registered

Enhanced DBS