Laura Rader

Hello, and welcome. My working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Please contact me via email regarding availability, as this can change from week to week.

Thank you, and I look forward to meeting you.

Warm regards,

Laura.

When things are troubling you and you're feeling anxious and stressed, talking with friends only goes so far. In their desire to help, they shower you with advice, try to cheer you up and distract you. But when distraction is no longer an option and you want to face what it is that is troubling you, then I am here for you.

Sometimes we need professional help to focus our attention on aspects of our physical, mental, and emotional experience.

I offer a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space to help you process and understand your challenges and offer practical tools to manage them.

Embarking on therapy can feel daunting but, once the decision to give it a try is made, many people feel a flood of relief and excitement for what lays ahead.

Email me today to book a free 20 minute consultation to see how I can support you. 

I am a professionally trained Integrative-Relational Psychotherapeutic Counsellor using a range of psychotherapeutic theories (including somatic therapy, psychodynamic, gestalt, mindfulness, neuroscience and creative work) which allows me to value the uniqueness of each client.

Additionally, my clients benefit from my training in Mindfulness, Compassionate Inquiry, Internal Family Systems and The Rewind Technique for trauma relief.

Good therapy needs to have a structure, and I use the RIGAAR structure of the Human Givens Institute to help my clients set goals, access resources and rehearse success in therapy together.

I also work creatively, using tools like therapy cards, buttons, wooden dolls, coloured pens and paper, to engage both hemispheres of the brain and help you make sense of what is troubling you and what solutions might be available.

I have experience working with a variety of clients in the NHS, through the IAPT improving access to psychological treatments.

In our first session together, including our introductory call, we will talk about your personal needs from therapy and any goals you can identify. We will assess risk and talk about therapeutic boundaries.

Have you considered walk and talk therapy before? The benefits of movement, connecting to nature whilst being listened to and feeling understood in each moment can outweigh the cons of say, the weather! I walk at your pace and pause when needed. There are of course, back-up plans, like an office or a virtual space, if you need it. 

I am a professionally trained Integrative-Relational Psychotherapeutic Counsellor using a range of psychotherapeutic theories (including somatic therapy, psychodynamic, gestalt, mindfulness, neuroscience and creative work) which allows me to value the uniqueness of each client.

If you wish you understood yourself more, are feeling directionless right now and are finding it hard to express your needs to somebody who will really listen, then I am here for you. When distraction is no longer an option and you want or need to face what is troubling you, if you dislike yourself, find emotions difficult to manage, struggle with relationships, then I can help you identify your patterns of relating to yourself and to others. We can identify your personal goals and your resources, learn and rehearse new ways of relating, that will get you what you want from life. 

In our first session together we will talk about your personal needs from therapy, your goals, and we will discuss risk and boundaries.