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I currently have availability during the day on Thursdays and Fridays

Find Yourself Again Through Personal Counselling

It can be so hard to walk into a counselling room, to start exploring the parts of ourselves that we’ve hidden or shied away from, to open those boxes we’ve kept closed and locked, but together we can do it, at your pace, in the way that works for you.

It’s ok to be worried, scared or unsure, you’re not alone. I am Laura Wright (dip.couns MÍø±¬ÃÅ), a Íø±¬ÃÅ registered trauma informed humanistic counsellor with experience in working with trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, dissociative disorders, PTSD, domestic violence and abuse, childhood sexual abuse and the distress of overwhelming life changes, and together we can find ways to manage symptoms, reconnect disassociated emotions and explore life events, work through fear, shame, anger and blame and help you to find acceptance in yourself.

I have experience working with adults and children, working from a humanistic perspective, with elements of creativity.

Working humanistically means that I understand that you are the expert on your life, I’m not here to judge you or diagnose you, instead, I will walk with you, stand with you, and hear you.

Dependant on what you want and need, I may use techniques from various theories to support our work together, including working with grounding and stabilisation techniques to ensure that you feel safe during deeper work, looking at how your experiences impact your day-to-day life, considering your inner child and their voice, looking at the cycles you follow and how they can be broken, and many others, all whilst working with you reflectively and empathically at your pace.

I have experience working across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire with a range of ages, diversity and reasons for attending counselling including PTSD, C-PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Low Self-Esteem, Dissociative Disorders, Loneliness, Anger management and Trauma.

My training includes:

Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

Certificate in Counselling Studies

Certificate in Cyber Trauma

Core Competence for Working with Young People and Children

Safeguarding Level 3

Certificate in Working with Pre-Trial clients

Certificate in Working Online and by Telephone

Training in working with Domestic Abuse and Sexual Abuse

Training in working with Gaming Addiction

Starting is often the most difficult part, so I offer a 15 minute free telephone/online consultation for all new clients where we can discuss your needs and how we can work together.

Before our first session, I will send across a working agreement for our time working together, as well as a confidentiality agreement.

During our first session we will briefly run through those documents together, and sign them. 

Afterwards I will begin to gather some basic information from you, and then we can work together to explore what has bought you to counselling and the impact those reasons have on your life. 

Please don't worry if you get to your session and feel overwhelmed, there's no rush, feeling safe and comfortable in the counselling room is incredibly important. We can take a breath, and we can work at your pace.