Lorna Wilson

Life can be a struggle at times, and I guess you're here because you are finding things difficult. Is there something in the past or present that is troubling you? Are you struggling with your mental health, feeling overwhelmed with difficult emotions, experiencing difficulties with your relationships? Or maybe you just feel stuck or lost.

As a qualified UKCP accredited psychotherapist, I can offer you time and a confidential space to talk things through with a caring and trusted professional. I can help you to explore, understand and work through your difficulties. Enabling you to gain awareness, find a new perspective, and help you to feel better equipped to deal with life's challenges.

My training and experience enables me to work with a broad range of issues, life situations, and mental health needs. For instance, but not exclusively: anxiety and panic, depression, low self-esteem, obsessions and compulsions, phobias, difficult or traumatic early experiences, trauma, stress and burnout, work issues, bullying, abuse, relationship difficulties, health issues, sexuality or identity issues, loss and grief. I have worked with people from all walks of life, and I value uniqueness and diversity. 

I can provide short term counselling with a specific issue, or to support you through a particular life crisis. I also provide more longer term in-depth psychotherapy. 

I can meet with you in person in Stratford-upon-Avon or online. 

My approach

My therapeutic approach is integrative, which means I draw upon a range of theories and methods, enabling me to tailor the therapy to your individual needs. I have a down-to-earth style, and offer a warm, non-judgemental and empathic relationship, where you can feel truly heard, understood and accepted.

I strongly believe in the power of relationship in the process towards healing, self-acceptance, and growth. I therefore place great importance on the therapeutic relationship that develops between us, aiming to walk alongside you on your journey to a life of less suffering and more fulfilment.

My belief is that humans are naturally creative, and are constantly adapting to life's challenges. However, our present is often influenced by past experiences, and our ways of being that were once adaptive can become fixed. We can then get stuck in patterns of relating or behaving that may be unhelpful or self-defeating. I can help you to make connections to how your past may be impacting you now. I focus on your whole experience of mind, body, and emotions, to enable you to better understand yourself. Once we know ourselves better, we are then free to choose to accept ourselves, or explore the possibility of change, by trying out new ways of being.

My work is trauma-informed, in that I believe mental distress is the result of what has happened to us, rather than something being wrong with us. I appreciate that mental health labels can be helpful to some people, but my focus will be on working alongside you, in putting together the pieces of your unique life story, and integrating those experiences in a way that is meaningful to you.

I can also offer practical resources in the form of grounding and stabilisation techniques, to help regulate your emotions at times of overwhelm. This can enable you to feel more at ease and connected with yourself, others, and the world around you.

You will notice that I say ‘us’ and ‘we’ when I describe counselling/psychotherapy. This is to show that no one is immune to life struggles, including me. I strongly believe in hope, and that we all have the potential to heal, grow and change.

Initial Contact

If you feel, after looking at my profile that I may be able to help, you can call me or email me in the first instance. We can then have a brief chat about what brings you to therapy, and I can answer any questions you may have. If you then wish to meet, we can arrange a suitable time for an initial session.

I appreciate taking the first step in making contact is daunting, but I can guide you through it, and will take things at your pace.

Professional Membership

I am a member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which means I have committed to the principles and values of good practice set out in the ethical frameworks. I hold a current advanced DBS check and hold relevant insurances.

Payment by BACS or cash.

I do have limited availability for therapy at a concessionary rate. Please contact me to discuss & check current availability. 

Sessions are 50 minutes

I can offer sessions in person at Lifeways Therapy Centre, 30, Albany Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6PG

I can also offer sessions online.