Laura Graham
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About me
Hello, I'm Laura.
I am a BACP Accredited professional psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. I offer face-to-face sessions at my consulting room in Highgate, North London, adhering to all Covid protocols in order to keep you safe. I also offer sessions via Zoom online.
You may be feeling anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed. Perhaps you are experiencing relationship difficulties, or have endured a loss or trauma, whether recently or in the past. Maybe you are unsure of why you feel like you do and wish to explore this further.
People come to talk with a psychotherapist for a wide variety of reasons.
I work with people who wish to make sense of their current difficulties in order to move forward into richer, more fulfilling lives. I have a particular interest in working with people who are experiencing difficulties within their personal relationships and wish to discuss this one-on-one.
About Therapy
I work in a psychodynamic and relational way. Symptoms, such as anxiety and depression, are viewed as evidence the psyche is experiencing distress and unbalance. The aim of psychotherapy is to shed light on unconscious patterns which influence our lives and relationships outside of current awareness. Going to the source of difficulties in this way helps to promote long-lasting integration and change.
What I Offer
I offer adult one-on-one psychodynamic psychotherapy at a frequency of once or twice per week on an open-ended or short-term basis. My practice is diverse and welcoming of people of all ethnicities, gender identities and sexual identities.
Before embarking upon therapy, I would ask that you consider your reasons for doing so. Short-term therapy can often be helpful when focusing on a particular concern, whilst commitment to a longer-term process usually allows for deeper insight into difficulties. In either case, it is essential that you are able to attend sessions a minimum of once per week on the same day and time which is mutually agreed upon at the beginning of our work together.
I enjoy working with people who wish to explore their potential, in a safe and confidential space, free from the constraints of traditional diagnostic labels. Nonetheless, if you have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder, I have the experience to work with this too.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified and registered psychotherapist with the BACP with over 10 years of experience in the field of psychotherapy and counselling.
- MA Clinical Mental Health Counselling, Seattle, USA
- Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice Training, The Bowlby Centre, UK
- MSc Occupational Psychology, UK
- BSc (Hons) Psychology, UK
I am currently undergoing further training in Adult Analysis at The Society of Analytical Psychology to qualify as a Jungian Analyst/ analytical psychologist.
Member organisations
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
I offer a 20 minute informal telephone call at no charge where you can talk about what brings you to therapy and ask me any questions you may have about the process.
First Session
The initial assessment session is £75 and lasts for 50 minutes. During our first meeting you will have chance to talk in more detail about what brings you to therapy. I will also ask you some questions about your present situation and gather some personal information.
This initial session allows us the opportunity to see if we might be a good fit to work together, however, the assessment process will continue over a number of our early sessions together.
Ongoing Sessions
Each session is £75 and lasts for 50 minutes. I offer some low-cost sessions for NHS workers which are currently full.
Further information
Session Details
My consulting room is a 2 minute walk from Highgate tube station (Northern Line), making it easily accessible from most of London.
Each session takes place on the same day(s) and same time(s) each week, agreed upon before our first session.
