Private Psychotherapy and Counselling in London
“Laura is exactly the kind of therapist you wish for: kind and encouraging, realistic yet comforting”
With over 15 years experience as a qualified therapist, I offer compassion, support and empathy for people in stressful situations. I believe the mind and body are closely linked and look at how both are managed. Whether it is a short term crisis or long term, I work with encouragement and patience to help clients move forward.
I work on a one-to-one basis and listen with compassion and empathy to what brings you to therapy. Everything we discuss is confidential as we explore how we can move forward with a more positive outcome and hopefully letting go of negative inbuilt labels. I work in a small quiet office which is welcoming and safe and also online if that works better individually. Talking to someone, sometimes for the first time, can be a relief as it brings validation. We all need to be understood and valued and acknowledging this is a first step towards recovery from any situation, no matter how large or small.
How I deliver counselling
I meet my clients in a small comfortable office in Kensington where you are warmly welcomed and shown where to go. My sessions last 50 minutes after which we can book a follow up session usually at the same time weekly.
I also offer online counselling by zoom for international clients or those who find it difficult to come to London. Times can be more flexible this way.
“Empathy is one of the most potent aspects of therapy, because it releases, it confirms, it brings even the most frightened client into the human race. If a person is understood, he or she belongs."
Carl Rogers, 1986c:129