About me
Over 20 years' experience offering compassionate, trauma-informed, mind-body-being psychotherapy for complex lives, sensitive nervous systems, and stories that long to be witnessed without shame or judgement.
You may be here because anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, trauma, relationship difficulties, chronic illness, or a growing sense of feeling lost has become too much to carry alone. Or perhaps something quieter is calling; a need to be truly seen, to be understood, to feel safe to integrate parts of yourself that are fragmented or stuck. Whatever brings you here, my belief is that every part of you, including those that hurt, protect, or have learned to disappear, deserve to be met with warmth, curiosity, compassion, and deep respect.
Healing happens in relationship: with another person, with your body, and with the parts of yourself that have been surviving in silence, protection, or disconnection.
I’m a UK-based somatic psychotherapist, play therapist, and clinical supervisor, offering online therapy internationally via Zoom, as well as bespoke in-person intensive work with adults and children. I've worked across social care, specialist trauma and abuse services, medical, educational and offending settings and private practice, alongside people whose lives have unfolded in profoundly different ways; from those in positions of power and public-facing roles to those experiencing addiction, war, incarceration, or mental health crisis. I’ve learned that beneath every title, identity, diagnosis, achievement, or circumstance, we are all simply human, each doing our best to navigate the complexities of life.
There is no expectation that you fit a particular model of therapy. We will work collaboratively, drawing from humanistic, relational, trauma-informed, and body-oriented perspectives. My approach is deeply informed by my lived experience of and research in power abuse, intersectionality, and harm in therapeutic relationships, which means therapy is always adapted to align with your autonomy, internal sense of consent, and innate wisdom. Sessions may include somatic inquiry, breath/ movement, parts-work, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, or practical psychoeducation, moving at your unique pace. For neurodivergent, Autistic, or ADHD clients, we can adapt to support how your mind and body function best.
All identities, LGBTQIA+, cultural, race, faith, bodies, relationship styles, diagnoses and life experiences are welcome.
If you're curious about working together, I offer a free 20–30 minute introductory call to explore what you need and whether I may be the right fit. If I'm not the person for you, I'm happy to offer guidance or signposting where I can.
Wherever you are in your life, you are welcome here.
If you are interested in BBTRS specific approach please see information below:
Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release System
Life stores patterns - not just in memory, but in the body itself. People often carry tension from years of overwhelm, stress, suppressed emotion, or protective gripping - right down into their tissues, nervous system, and breath.
The Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release System® (BBTRS®) is a holistic and gentle yet powerful method designed to unlock those patterns from the inside out. This is healing through the body. Guided by breath, conscious movement, sound, touch, emotional expression, and meditation, BBTRS® invites you to step into a deeper sense of presence, calm, and embodied autonomy.
Breath as Medicine Your breath is your first ally in healing: Conscious, deep breathing shifts the nervous system from tension into safety, helping stored stress dissolve rather than compound.
Movement That Opens the Body Embodied movement invites energy to flow where it was held back, transforming physical holding into spaciousness and ease.
Sound as Expression Vocal release creates softness around emotional edges and invites the nervous system to relax into more freedom.
Safe, Trauma-Informed Touch Gentle, respectful touch supports the nervous system's natural release processes and helps reconnect mind and body.
Emotional and Sensory Awareness Here, feelings are not pushed away- they're welcomed with compassion and curiosity, allowing real integration rather than resistance.
Meditative Presence Stillness anchors the experience, helping you carry transformation forward with grounded awareness. Together, these elements create a safe, powerful space where the body learns to unwind tension and rediscover its natural vitality.
**Please note that the website connected here (Leicetershiretherapy) is over 15 years old and, while it still offers a sense of who I am/ how I work and some of my early professional experience, I have since undertaken significant additional training/ personal and professional development. I also now go by my middle name, Grace (previously Laura) as over time it became the name that felt most authentic and aligned with who I am. A new website that better reflects my current practice (and name) will be created when the time feels right
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy
- MA Human Rights and Global Ethics
- ABC Advanced Diploma in Person Centred Therapy
- CPCAB Certificate in Person Centred Counselling
- Advanced Practitioner Biodynamic Breathwork for Trauma Release (BBTRS)
- PG Diploma Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM)
- IFS and Somatic Parts Work
- Certified Play Therapist
- Certified Clinical Supervisor
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (Adults and Children)
- TA 101 (Introduction to Transactional Analysis)
- Certificate in Female Sexual Abuse
- Cert Couples Therapy
- Relational Trauma and Disorganised Attachment
- Understanding Muslim Mental Health
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Rape Crisis Training
- Critical Incident Debriefing
- Complex Bereavement; Adults and Children
- Palliative Care; End of life transition
- Working with boundaries
- Child Abuse/ Sexual Abuse
- Group Supervision
- LSCB Safeguarding Children
- Common Assessment Framework and Lead Professional Practitioner Training
Over 20+ years, trainings and CPD experience accumulates, but this list is not a reflection of my competence or suitability to work with you, this will need to come from your felt sense and intuition. I'll accompany you in your process to the best of my capacity and experience, but I will always encourage autonomy and attunement to your own inner wisdom. Please take time to connect with as many therapists and approaches as possible to find who and what resonates most for your subjective needs in this time....
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£85.00 - £150.00
Additional information
Fees range between £85 and £150 per session depending session type, duration, etc.
There are a number of concession spaces available, though there is often waiting time for these. I will direct to offer suitable/ more accessible resources where I can...
Further information
*Please note that the website connected here (Leicetershiretherapy) is over 15 years old and, while it still offers a sense of who I am/ how I work and some of my early professional experience, I have since undertaken significant additional training/ experience, personal and professional development. I also now go by my middle name, Grace (previously Laura) as over time it became the name that felt most authentic and aligned with who I am. A new website that better reflects my current practice (and name) will be created when the time feels right.
