Laura Bradshaw

Due to COVID-19 I'm currently doing online sessions only, with some slots still available, and negotiating concessions for those in hardship as a result.

For those clients starting their sessions remotely with me during the COVID-19 crisis, I will endeavour to find an alternative weekly slot to meet for face-to-face sessions should our work continue after the lockdown period.

I am a psychotherapist and counsellor working in North London (N4), South East London (SE8) and East London (ECV1), offering both short-term & open-ended therapy. 

My approach: I am an integrative, relational therapist. I believe that every client is unique, and so I adapt my approach to suit your individual needs.I focus on creating a safe, empathic, non-judgemental space in which you feel heard and accepted, and therefore able to stay with and explore things, at a deeper level than you may have felt able to previously. 

The core of my training is person-centred. This means that I see the client as the expert of their own world, and that I believe they contain an inner ability to change and grow. My aim is to empower and motivate you to make the changes you wish to make in life. I am also particularly influenced by psychoanalysis, self-psychology and attachment theory (all of which look at how our early experiences and relationships shape the adults we become).

Working relationally means that I will often be thinking about our relationship; that between therapist and client, and what is going on in the here-and-now. This way of working can shed light on the role relationships play in how we experience daily life, and help us to better understand patterns appearing in our thoughts, feelings and behaviour towards ourselves. 

My areas of special interest: 

I have a unique understanding of ADHD/ASD spectrum disorders, with my own childhood diagnosis and lived experience of ADHD.

Alongside my work as a therapist I am also a musician and writer, and have a special interest in working with creatives and those in the arts

For more information please visit www.laurabradshaw.net. To book a free initial phone consultation please email me on laurabradshawtherapy@gmail.com or give me a call on 07445 298 284.