Laura Soper

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Accredited Child, Adolescent and Adult Counsellor

About me

If you’re feeling lost, confused, or simply not quite yourself, you’re not alone - and therapy can be a supportive step toward finding your way again. With extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults, I offer a compassionate, tailored approach, shaping each session around your unique needs, goals, and pace.

I specialise in supporting individuals facing a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, bereavement, neurodiversity, trauma, addiction, and issues related to sexuality. I have a particular passion for working with trauma, abusive behaviours, and addiction.

I am a person-centred therapist, where I focus on what you would like to explore, in a safe space free from expectation or judgement. I may also use CBT, solution focused and exposure therapy if required. I offer one-to-one sessions both face-to-face and online, I also work with couples. 

What happens now?

If you feel I may be the right therapist for you, we can arrange a free 15-minute telephone call to talk things through and see how we might work together. This can be a the first step in beginning your therapy journey.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications & Training

Please find below my qualifications and training:

  • Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
  • Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling 
  • Certificate in Counselling Studies 
  • Certificate in Counselling Skills 

Additional Training

As part of my role as a counsellor I regularly attend training to ensure I am up to date with any changes in therapy, I also enjoy learning new aspects of counselling and broadening my knowledge to help benefit my client work.

Please find below any additional training I have completed:

  • Safeguarding
  • Prevent
  • Attachment Disorder
  • Working Creatively with Children CPD Workshop
  • Working safely with people who have experienced trauma, including an experiential afternoon on using art therapy.
  • KEMP for Kids Residential Weekend and Training
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Addictions: Neuroscience and Recovery Therapy with Mark Dempster

Experience

I offer over eight years experience of working with children and adolescents, families and adults, across a variety of settings including pre schools and schools in Warwickshire, Children's Centres, Wellbeing Centres, Warwickshire County Council, Warwickshire Police, The Parenting Project, Women's Aid, as well as in private clinics through my private practice.

Member organisations

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Accredited register membership

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£65.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

1-2-1 Counselling - £65.00

Couples/Family Counselling - £80.00

When I work

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Lifeways, 30 Albany Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6PG

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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