Laura Bradshaw

I work Monday to Thursday, both in person in Hastings (East Sussex) and also online via Zoom. I currently have spaces available online and in Hastings.

I offer a free 15-20 minute phone consultation for any potential client.

After this the next step would be a charged 50-minute assessment session, where we would discuss personal history and well as what you would like to get from therapy.

if, after assessment, we decide to work together, we would then agree on a weekly time slot.

Online I charge £100 for initial assessments and all further sessions.

In Hastings I charge £80 for initial assessments all further sessions.

All sessions are 50 minutes, and take place on a weekly basis. I do not work fortnightly, as I believe therapy is more effective with the momentum of weekly sessions. I also feel that weekly meeting enables us to better develop a trusting relationship, which I believe is the foundation of therapy.

If you are on a low-income please mention this when getting in touch, as I have a limited amount of concessionary session rates available.

I am a highly experienced integrative psychotherapist, with 9 years in private practice. I specialise in ADHD and autism, and have a unique understanding of these neurotypes due to my own childhood & adult diagnoses of ADHD & ASD, and my clinical experience working with many ADHD/ASD/AUDHD adults.

I work Monday to Thursday, both in person in Hastings (East Sussex) and also online via Zoom. I currently have spaces available online and in Hastings.

My approach: 

I believe that every client is unique, and so I adapt my approach to suit the individual. I also believe in the value and healing power of providing a non-judgemental, empathic and accepting relationship - an experience of relationship that many individuals may not have had previously.

Training & Qualifications:

​MA in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy - University of Roehampton (Merit)

Registered Member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy), and I abide by their ethical framework.

Training in Adult ADHD & Anxiety, working with Shame, Autism and ADHD in Women, Autism & mental health and more...

Areas of special interest:  

I specialise in ADHD and autism. have a unique understanding of these neurotypes, due to my own childhood & adult diagnoses of ADHD & ASD, and my clinical experience working with many ADHD/ASD/AUDHD adults. I have also designed and delivered training in these areas to therapeutic organisations including Aashna and MIND. 

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.

I am an integrative, relational therapist. Working integratively means that I draw upon a number of different approaches in my work with clients, depending on what each individual needs. 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 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. 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.

First steps: 

Finding the right therapist, and sifting through online profiles, can be a daunting and overwhelming task. To get started I offer a free 15-20 minute initial consultation call, so we can get a sense of each other, and have a chat about why you are currently seeking therapy. To arrange this call please email me or text/leave a voicemail on 07445 298 284.

If after our initial call you are interested in working together, the next step would be to meet for a 50-minute initial assessment, which would be a charged appointment.

The initial assessment is an opportunity for us to discuss in more detail what you would like to work on in therapy. It is also a mutual assessment of whether we feel we can work together, and whether or not you feel I am the right therapist for you.

If we decide to continue working together after assessment, we will agree on a set number of contracted sessions (usually between 6 to 12), which will take place at the same time and location each week. After this our contract may become open-ended.

Fees: 

I offer a free 15-20 minute phone consultation for any potential client, before meeting for a charged assessment session.

For London & online clients I charge £100 for all further sessions.

For Hastings clients I charge £80 for all further sessions.

All sessions are 50 minutes, and take place on a weekly basis.

If you are on a low-income please mention this when getting in touch, as I have some limited concessionary session rates available.