Therapist/Supervisor Detail

Who Am I?

My Name is

Laura Woodhouse

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About Me

As a person-centred therapist, my aim is to create a therapeutic relationship in which you feel heard, valued and trusted, so that you can hear, value and trust yourself in return. I centre your voice and support you to tap into your own internal sense of what is right for you, so that you can understand yourself better and find your own solutions to your problems. I want you to leave therapy feeling empowered and better able to address the challenges you face. I've worked at Mind, in the NHS and in private practice with people of varied ages, genders, ethnicities, neurotypes and socioeconomic backgrounds. I have particular experience supporting people who have been through abuse, taking a gentle, trauma-informed approach. I also work with people who are anxious, depressed, stressed or just generally struggling with life or relationships. Together we can figure out what's going on and how to make things better. I often (but not exclusively) work with LGBTQIA+ clients. I'm queer, non-binary (they/them) and affirming of all forms of gender, sexuality and relationship diversity. It's tough out there at the moment and I'll always be on your side, whether you want to explore aspects of your identity or something else. I take an anti-oppressive approach to therapy, which means that I consider how experiences of discrimination (such as sexism, racism and disablism) and your wider social context may have played a role in what you bring to therapy. It also means that I aim to create an egalitarian relationship between us, centring you as the expert on your own life. As part of this, I educate myself about identities, cultures and experiences that differ from my own, and try to address my biases (e.g. as a white person). The most important factor in successful therapy is the relationship between client and therapist, so it's important to me that I'm genuine and open with you. I don't put on a professional front: I allow my emotional responses and personality to come through in our sessions, while maintaining my focus on you. You can ask me questions at any time and I check in with clients regularly to make sure that therapy is working for you. I'm committed to making my practice accessible and do my best to adjust to your needs. Please see my website for more information on accessibility and my approach to therapy.

I work with

Individuals aged 18+ years.

I can help with

Anxiety, depression, domestic abuse, gender identity, loneliness, low self-esteem, health-related issues, relationship issues, sexual abuse, sexuality, spiritual/cultic abuse, stress, trauma, work-related issues.