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I currently have availability on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. I work between 9am and 6pm. I have holidays for the next year already planned and can be shared once our therapy journey begins. I work with young people and adults and am a qualified Trauma Therapist as well as integrative practitioner. 

Life can be very confusing sometimes. One minute everything feels safe, steady and like you understand it, then something happens which makes the ground you walk on and everything you thought you knew, unsteady. It doesn't always have to be that something has happened either, these feelings you are feeling may have been part of your life for a while now and you want to understand them more, explore them safely with someone. My name is Laura and I understand all those feelings as well as the ones that remain unsaid. Looking for counselling is the first step to making that unsteady ground more solid, those feelings that consume your thought space and impact your everyday life, more manageable and ultimately move that dark cloud which may be above you and surrounding you to sunnier, happier days. 

I am an integrative counsellor which means I won't be giving you advice, but I will walk alongside you on this journey so that we can explore what is happening in your world, support you in finding the answers yourself with a non-judgemental, empathic space. It allows you the space to make goals for your counselling, review our work together in an open ended space of time. I can also offer shorter pieces of work of 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 20 weeks.

I work in a variety of ways; talking therapy which means I will listen closely to what you are saying in a non-judegmental space, allowing you safety to explore your feelings and thoughts. We can be creative as this is where real emotional depth and reflection of feelings can happen which can sometimes be hampered if we are scared to say out loud how we are feeling. We can also work somatically, focusing on the energy stored in our body which may demonstrate the stresses and anxiety we are feeling through pain and tension. We can work face to face in a safe office space, online or via the telephone, ultimately, we will work in the way that you want to work to find solutions for things that may be taking away the light in your life.

I offer free 20 minute introduction sessions either via the telephone or GoogleMeet, which allows us to get to know each other, ask any question you may have and for you to see if I am the right counsellor for you. I also offer low cost counselling (subject to evidence and review) so that counselling is accessible for everyone.

Whether the counselling is for you, a loved one or your child, I am here with you, to support you and to find a sunnier day. 

In our first session, we will begin our therapeutic relationship and journey by exploring what counselling means to you, what you hope to gain from it, past experiences of counselling as well as completing an assessment, which gives us a baseline for our work and key information I need for our journey together. I offer n introduction session online which is between 20-30 minutes, is free and allows us to explore why you are coming to counselling, what you are hoping to achieve from it and how I work. It allows you to decide if I am the right therapist for you which is imperative as you need to feel comfortable and connected with me as your counsellor. The right relationship between us can bring a brighter future for you.