About me
Hi, I’m Laura. Thank you for taking time to look at my profile
I’m a humanistic, integrative counsellor, and I work with individuals and couples, face to face or online.
My top priority is for you to better understand your thoughts and feelings and live a happier, more fulfilling life. I will ensure we work with the best tools available so you get the most out of your therapy journey.
The most important part to any therapeutic working relationship is to create and build a trusting and equal relationship between myself and my client. From building this foundation, I have experienced clients feel safe, they feel able to voice their thoughts and feelings that they may have not been able to say to others and at times, even to themselves. If this sounds familiar to you, counselling help’s by offering a space solely dedicated for you to speak freely to an impartial person and helping to gain an understanding of the ‘why’ behind everything.
I work with clients who bring a range of issues; including trauma, relationship difficulties, anxiety, abuse low self esteem and neurodiversity.
Having completed further training in trauma-informed care, I am committed to providing a safe and effective therapeutic space. I believe in working at your pace, prioritising your safety, and ensuring we avoid re-traumatisation as we process trauma together.
A large proportion of my work is working with individuals experiencing anxiety and the stressors which accompany this. By identifying these thoughts, feelings or actions enables us to develop the practical skills to break the anxiety cycles.
Working with neurodiverse individuals living with conditions such as ADHD, Dyslexia, and Autism weather these are diagnosed, un diagnosed or awaiting assessment, you can be assured I offer a safe inclusive space to explore your experience and feeling's, helping you to understand and embrace the neurodiverse brain.
Are you a parent of a neurodivergent child? Do you struggle with navigating the emotionally complex journey that often leads to
compassion fatigue, burnout, and extreme exhaustion. I can help you unpack emotional overload, grief, and trauma, a dedicated therapeutic space offering a chance to focus entirely on your own mental well-being.
We can identify key strategies including, practicing self-care through embracing support, redefining rest, and practicing self-compassion.
Couples Therapy
Relationship issues are one of the most common causes of emotional distress – and often the reason people seek help. Working with myself, we can explore and achieve a solid understanding of why difficulties have arisen, and how we can navigate this together.
As a couple, you can enter a neutral space to tackle relationship challenges and build a stronger connection. When communication gets tough or you feel stuck in old patterns, we create a space where you both have time to feel heard and understood, learning how to discuss your issues calmly and constructively, helping you feel happy and connected again.
I offer a free initial meeting, these usually last around 15 minutes. This will take place either over the phone or online and gives us the opportunity to get to know each other a little and discuss your needs and most importantly to ensure you feel I'm the right therapist for you
1-2-1 Sessions can take place
Face to face
Online
Walk and talk
Couples Therapy - Face to face (York)
Please do reach out for any further information.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience working with a range of clients aged 18+ and covering a range of presenting issues.
Qualifications:
Level 5 Diploma in CBT Therapy
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Human Givens - Couples Therapy
CPD
First aid
Safeguarding
Suicide Awareness
Trauma and the Body: Dissociation and Somatisation
Domestic Abuse Awareness
Counselling Adolescents
Solution focused brief therapy
Walk and talk therapy
OCD - Symptoms, Assessment and First Line Treatments.
Couples Therapy - Human-givens and Imago method.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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 have vast experience in ME/CFS
I work with anxiety and related stressors.
I have broad experience of working with ADHD, Tourette’s and Dyslexia and the other stressors that accompany these.
I offer sessions for couples either face to face or online
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual therapy - 50 minute sessions £60.00
Couples therapy - 60 Minute sessions £85.00
Fee reduction for trainee counsellors and University of York students
Further information
I offer sessions
Face to face, online and walk and talk therapy
I am a member of the BACP and NCPS
I have full insurance and an enhanced DBS check.
Integrative therapy
Person-Centred & CBT
Couples Therapy / Counselling
