Laura Lanza
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About me
I tailor my theoretical approach to your individual needs with a focus on establishing rapport and building a trusting relationship.
I offer an empathetic and collaborative approach to mental health challenges, focusing on anxiety, depressing/stressful states, traumatic experiences such car crashes, work accidents, victim of terrorism, and relationship detachment of different source such as difficult separation/divorce and children contact, miscarriage, unsuccessful IVF treatment, historical domestic abuse, childhood foster-care experience and spiritual.
Faith is integral to a non-judgmental, caring, genuine stance. I am approachable and transparent in the way I work, we can work short-term on a specific issue or long-term, depending on what is appropriate. At any point in time, you can be sure that I am committed to helping you.
'My passion is to help you process/renew and discover a new way to live your life with a fresh sense of hope and purpose for the future'.
I am member of the Association of Christian Counsellors as well as the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society.
Training, qualifications & experience
2024: First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Work Place L2
2024: Healing Trauma: Essential Strategies for Shame, Self-Loathing & Working with the Body (Janina Fisher)
2024: Embracing Suicidal Parts: Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy to Heal Traumatic Wounds
2024: Insights and Strategies: Crisis Safety Planning with Youth and Teens
2023: Dip HE L5 Integrative Counselling and Spiritual Interface
2008: Health and Social Care
Experience:
2024/to date - Domestic Violence - children contact/Family Court Support Work
2023/2024 Young People (18/24) Homelessness/abuse/ life crisis- Practical and psychological and Support Work
2023/2024 Weight Matters - Issues with body image and disorderly eating linked to trauma- (London) Counsellor Trainee
2020/2023 Bournemouth YMCA Counsellour Trainee
2008/2022 Health Care/Neurodiversity Support Work Roles
Member organisations
The Association of Christian Counsellors and Linked Professions is a professional body representing and setting standards for Christian counselling and care in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£30.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial information chat on the Phone
Sessions are 50 minutes long, preferably weekly for your first 6 sessions.
When I work
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Further information
If you need to speak to someone immediately someone can speak at the following helplines:
Samaritans: Free call 116 123
SANEline: 0300 304 7000
Papyrus HOPELINEUK: 0800 068 4141 (suicide prevention)
CRUSE Bereavement Support Helpline: 0808 808 1677
SHOUT - Text Support Service: 85258 24/7 Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Line: Call free on 0808 500 2222
