Starting Counselling:
Selecting the right counsellor is important. I support you in identifying and understanding your challenges. To help you decide if my approach fits your needs, I offer a free 20-minute phone call with no obligation. You can ask questions, discuss concerns, and take time to decide about starting counselling with me.
Counselling Individuals
There may be times when you feel as though you have lost parts of who you are. This sense of loss can arise gradually or suddenly, prompted by significant life events or transitions.
As we move through different stages of life, change is inevitable, and these experiences shape our identities and influence how we see ourselves. Navigating such changes is not always straightforward and can present challenges that leave us feeling uncertain or disconnected from our sense of self.
Counselling offers a supportive space to explore and understand the ways in which your life and relationships affect you. Through reflection and conversation, you can gain insight into these influences and begin to develop strategies and tools that foster positive change.
The process can help you establish effective coping mechanisms, enabling you to respond constructively to life's challenges and to reconnect with aspects of yourself that may feel lost or diminished.
Build self-worth
If you feel prepared to embark on this journey, reaching out is a significant act of self-care. By making contact, you are choosing to prioritise your own wellbeing and initiate meaningful, positive changes in your life. This decision is a testament to your readiness to invest in yourself and embrace growth, guided by support and understanding.
Fees for sessions
Individual fees £60 per 50 minutes.
Couples fees £85 per 60 minutes, £95 per 75 minutes.
Home visits may incur an additional fee.
Testimonials
All client details have been withheld to protect the privacy of my clients
Client
"I just wanted to thank you for working with me. The sessions have been so helpful and have allowed me a relaxed, safe space to connect and work through how I am feeling. You have given me some useful strategies for coping and I really appreciated how you were able to reflect back what I was saying"
Client
'In my very first session, Laraine helped shine a light on issues I'd struggled to perceive for years. Over the following weeks, she guided me towards making the first steps towards a personal breakthrough.'
Peer review
Laraine is an experienced counsellor and supervisor who works with a wide range of clients and client issues and shows a great deal of empathy and understanding to her clients and supervisees. Laraine is very professional, she is dedicated to the work she provides and keeps up with relevant CPD to enhance her work.
Laraine is honest, reliable and caring and she shows high levels of integrity and patience.
Supervisor
I have supervised Laraine’s work for several years. She is an excellent, well boundaried and ethical counsellor and supervisor who thinks deeply about her work and creates good working relationships with clients and supervisees.