About me
Hello, I'm Laura. Whatever brings you to therapy, whether it's a diagnosis, a life experience or simply a feeling that something doesn't feel right - I will meet you with curiosity and compassion.
I use several therapeutic approaches flexibly, guided by what feels helpful. Alongside what you already know about yourself, I will notice and hold in mind aspects of your experience that may not yet feel clear to you. Together, we can begin to make sense of the protective patterns and beliefs that have helped you cope, developing a shared understanding of you & your world, creating lasting, meaningful change.
I support all adults and have extensive experience as a fully qualified, BACP-accredited counsellor and psychotherapist. I specialise in anxiety, depression and OCD & other areas below. I provide a safe, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship alongside psychological knowledge and evidence-informed coping tools. I am also trauma-informed and neurodivergent-affirming.
I understand how important it is to find the right therapist to work alongside you. Please arrange a free telephone or video consultation where you can let me know more about what's prompted you to make contact, I can let you know my current availability and we can explore how I might be of support.
To learn more about my approach, please visit my website.
Training, qualifications & experience
QUALIFICATIONS
- CPCAB / Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB / Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT)
MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
- Accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Enhanced DBS check
- Safeguarding certificate
- Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) registration
- Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 (CCTP)
- Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 2 (CCTP-II)
- Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling
Member organisations
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I offer counseling and psychotherapy, supporting; low mood and depression, worries and anxiety, grief and loss, self harm, suicidal thoughts, self esteem and self image, phobias, infertility, intrusive thoughts and compulsive responses and OCD, life transitions, relationships, parenting, adverse life experiences, trauma and supporting those who identify as autistic/have autism and/or ADHD.
My clinical experience has reinforced the idea that no single therapeutic approach can fully capture the complexity of being human. This has led me to undertake professional development in areas that resonate with the clients I work with and these are listed on this profile.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are for 50 minutes. I offer online or face to face from a therapy room in Christchurch, which benefits from a private entrance, air-conditioning and heating.
To read testimonials and to learn more about my approach, please visit my website.
Further information
To read testimonials and get in touch visit https://www.navigatetherapy.co.uk/contact
