Therapist/Supervisor Detail

Who Am I?

My Name is

Laura Halliwell

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About Me

As a person-centred UKCP registered psychotherapist, I fully immerse myself in your world, and commit to working with you, whatever struggles you face. I work to help foster in you a greater sense of self-worth and agency rooted in a deep conviction that all of this wisdom is within you. Through empathic, attuned connection I hope to support you in accessing felt experiences and together look to understand what this might be communicating. With over 800 hours of clinical experience I have worked with clients facing multiple struggles, notably: grief, depression, loneliness, infidelity, the processing of new diagnoses, anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-esteem struggles, relationship complexities, and control around alcohol, weight and compulsive behaviours. I work anti-diagnostically, believing that these behaviours often make sense in the context of your life, but that together, the therapeutic relationship can help you develop an understanding about where these behaviours and thoughts originate, and how you might develop more helpful behaviours in the future. Making time for yourself begins the process of self-care, and whatever tangled struggle you manage, I endeavour to be alongside you, no difficulty being too big or too small. Shame grows in the darkness, so together I will bring light and love to help you move in the direction your authentic self seeks. I believe it is the relationship that heals.

I work with

Adults

I can help with

All manner of psychological distress; recent expreience in Anxiety, trauma, depression, sexual abuse, eating distress, OCD, addiction, bereavement, trainee therapist's developing self understanding, neurodiverse assessment, diagnosis and acceptance