Anna Laslett-Borja

My sessions are 50 minutes long. I am available for face-to-face sessions in my private practice room and online counselling sessions via Zoom. My availability is flexible and I work from Monday to Friday. Please contact me by phone or email to find out more.

For adults and teenagers alike, being critical and doubting yourself is a lonely experience. A feeling of not being good enough can be isolating. Being lost to yourself or losing someone (or something) precious can feel overwhelming. I can help you accept these difficult emotions and choose a way forward.

I specialise in working with what deeply touches you and I help you to engage with your sadness, disappointment, confusion and pain. Together we can find a way through - your path may not be how you imagined it but it is what fits you in your life right now.

I can provide the space you need to feel heard and more in tune with yourself and how you'd like to live.

Inclusive and aware of the challenges of feeling different, I welcome you as you are. Neurotypical and neurodivergent. Cisgender, transgender and nonbinary. Individual. You.

My approach is relational which means I value building your trust and confidence in what we are doing. We create something uniquely designed for you and we go at your pace.

Calm and non-judgemental, my way of working fits who you are and what you need. Key to my approach is working with compassion - offering you this and, importantly, helping you find this for yourself.

As my client, you may cherish the chance to use mindfulness to learn how to feel more peaceful. As a coping strategy, this can help you feel grounded and more able to respond to what is happening around you.

I have lots of experience working with teenagers, young people and adults, as well as trainee counsellors (concessionary rate applies).

Reaching out for counselling can feel scary and uncertain - if you've got this far, well done. I recognise your courage in taking this first step - FOR YOU.

Feel free to contact me if you'd like to find out more. I look forward to meeting you and being alongside you as you discover a way ahead.

With a wide experience in working with diversity (including LGBTQ+), you can feel confident I will accept you with warmth and without judgement. I will gladly make reasonable adjustments if you need them.

I'd like to share my special interests with you, so you get an idea of my most recent training and experience. 

Compassion-Focused Therapy for Trauma, Working with Shame in therapy/in the Treatment of Trauma, Shadow Side of the Feminine and Foundations of Shadow Work, Working with Gender Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practice, Working Creatively in Counselling, Setting Personal Boundaries, Existential approach to counselling.

I specialise in offering a compassionately-focused approach and this forms the basis of my counselling practice, whether we are working with shame, loss, self-doubt or a critical inner voice that drives you.

You may feel less than or not good enough in one or many aspects of your life; you may struggle to know what you need from others and fear letting them know. Being able to say this out loud and be really heard by someone is the first step towards understanding and accepting yourself and what you need from life.

This is what I offer and these are the areas that give me joy to work with. I welcome you to my practice and together we can find your way forward.

Now for the basic and important details: I speak both English and Spanish and these are my professional qualifications:

BACP Accredited, I have a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People, Mindfulness Practice Certificate, PG Certificates in Education and Educational Studies, Solution Focused Brief Therapy training. I hold a current DBS certificate. 

You may read this a few times before taking the plunge. Take your time. This is an important step for you and you deserve to feel comfortable with your choice.

This is a space for us to talk through how we might work together. I can send you a copy of my working agreement and assessment in advance so you understand how I work. The assessment helps me understand what your issue is, how this affects you and what you'd like to achieve from counselling with me.

We discuss what your expectations are and what I can offer, including my limitations. Our first session is a really valuable time for exploring what you'd like to achieve with my help and together we set realistic goals for how this can happen.

I feel it is so important to be honest with each other and I'd like you to feel confident to ask me anything you're unsure about or would like more information on in this session.

This is our chance to get to know each other and your opportunity to see whether you feel comfortable to work with me. This is our basis for starting what can potentially be a profound and life-changing experience for you. I value your hopes and where you'd like to be so I take time at this stage to explore this with you.