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Currently, I have spaces available. Please contact me for time.

Welcome to my page. I am Laura, a bilingual therapist providing online therapy to English and Italian speaking clients. I am Italian but trained and have been working in the UK for 25 years.

I am a UKCP accredited Adult Psychotherapist and a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience in offering psychological and therapeutic treatments for a wide range of emotional difficulties in a variety of clinical settings, including the NHS, residential care, employee assistant programmes and private practice. Through my work, I have gained a broad clinical experience across the life span, and working with all ages, has given me insights into a wide range of mental health difficulties.

I offer a safe a confidential space were difficulties and life challenges can be explored and work through regular sessions. I believe in a personalised approach, putting the relationships with the client at the centre of the therapeutic process.

I have been trained in several models of therapy and draw from the psychodynamic, the person-centre, and the humanistic and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approaches. My integrative practice allows me to offer the type of intervention, or combinations of interventions that is most appropriate for the needs of each client. 

Our first meeting is an initial consultation to look at how we might work together and decide if counselling is right for you. The consultation last 50 minutes and the fee is the same as for on-going sessions. There is no commitment to on-going sessions at this stage.

The aim of our first meeting is to focus on your concerns and what brings you to seek therapy; your background, current situation and what you hope to achieve from therapy. There will be space to ask questions about the therapy process and what to expect as well as explain the timing and schedule of sessions, details about the fees and any practical aspects including the therapeutic contract. 

I currently have some space on tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please contact me for times.

I am a fully qualified supervisor with a Diploma in Supervision from the Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP). I offer clinical supervision for experienced and trainee counsellors and psychotherapists as well as consultative supervision for managers and health professionals.

I have experience of working within a variety of clinical settings, including the NHS, residential care, training institutions and private practice. Through my work, I have gained a broad clinical experience across the life span, and working with all ages, have given me insights into a wide range of mental health difficulties. Whilst my supervision training follows the psychodynamic approach, this is complemented by my integrative psychotherapy training allowing me to work with supervisees from diverse theoretical approaches.

In my supervisory work, I use a collaborative approach and believe that building a trusting working relationship is at the base of a positive supervision experience. It is my aim to provide a supportive and stimulating environment enabling supervisees to reflect on their clinical practice promoting both their learning and assisting them in their professional development.

I offer online supervision. Frequency of our supervision meetings are arranged in our first consultation. Supervision meetings last 50 minutes and costs £70. Likewise therapy sessions, I aim to arrange a regular time for us to meet so to mantain consistency (same day and time).

During this first meeting we also agree on how frequently we meet; this could be monthly, fortnightly or weekly depending on your workload and in accordance to and to comply with your registration body standard (Please check specific guidelines). 

If you are a trainee or a new qualified counsellor, despite your caseload, requirement for supervision is at least fortnightly or weekly so to offer a regular and consistent support as you start your work with clients or begin to develop your clinical practice.