About me
I offer an accepting, kind and warm therapeutic relationship. Perhaps you need space, release from painful emotions or something just doesn’t feel right.
I work gently with you, with whatever you are struggling with right now. Helping you to feel like yourself again, to form relationships you value or to authentically meet your goals.
We agree what we will focus on to ensure that therapy meets your expectations and values. I don't think I know more than you about yourself and I sit with you as someone who respects your journey and wants the best for you.
Working as both an Integrative and Art Psychotherapist offers an alternative way to express yourself if you struggle with accessing your emotions or can’t quite put your finger on the issue and I have neurodivergent clients who have found these broader approaches helpful too.
My approach is LGBTQIA+ affirmative and anti-oppressive, which means keeping your cultural, social and political identity and values central to the therapy.
Whether we meet or not, I’m wishing you courage in your journey.
More on an Integrative Psychotherapy approach
At the core of my approach is practicing with a person-centred, compassionate and humanistic approach. I work in a trauma informed way and have strong experience of working with trauma.
Integrative Psychotherapy means that I can tailor our approach to your needs. This can include Emotion-Focused Therapy, Parts Work Therapy or Somatic (body based) approaches. I often work Psychodynamically, as when we deeply understand our patterns then we can break them.
More on an Arts Psychotherapy approach
I offer a space to use Art Psychotherapy in my practice. Perhaps there are certain thoughts holding you back or emotions that seem out of reach - sometimes using the Arts can help us understand what is really going on.
Neuroscience has shown us that engaging our emotional and intuitive brain can offer new ways to access paths of healing, discovery and support. I have seen Art Psychotherapy work for a wide range of clients, this includes when working with trauma, including complex trauma, releasing people from overwhelming triggers. I have also seen it support neurodivergent clients and helping people stuck in relationship patterns.
The Arts can range from bringing in imaginative exercises, metaphor, dream work, sand tray, body work, image and clay to allow a lens to focus on what you would like to look at.
I can offer a poem for what Art Psychotherapy has meant for me personally:
I have found that travelling in,
slowing down,
and having a different conversation,
has changed my life
And everyone in it.
Colleague Endorsement
“Lorena is a warm, kind and holding therapist. She cares deeply about her clients and works at the pace set by them. Lorena places the integrative approach at the centre of the relationship, so the therapy is tailored to the needs of the individual.“ Gemma Camlin, Integrative Arts Psychotherapist, HCPC
Training, qualifications & experience
- Full member of HCPC, AS019397 (Health & Care Professions Council)
- Three-year MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy training: accredited by HCPC and the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education, Islington
- One year, Advanced Diploma in the Therapeutic & Educational Application of the Arts, Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education, Islington
- One year, Exploring Ecopsychology training
- Three months, Apprenticing to Grief, community holding training
- Fully insured and DBS checked
- Six years, working in homelessness settings, developing and facilitating vibrant, client-led and trauma-informed Psychotherapy, Ecopsychology and Therapeutic Arts-based programmes
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Understanding and managing triggers
Self-belief
Existential questions
Grief and loss
Identity
Difficulties in intimate relationships
Overwhelm
Repeating relationship patterns
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer sessions on a sliding scale, salary dependant, £60-£70 online or £70-£80 in person.
I offer an initial free 20 minute phone call to give you a chance to get to know me and ask any questions.
I am open to having conversations if cost is a barrier and I sometimes have concession spaces available.
