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Who Am I?

 

Hi, I'm Lauren! I'm a qualified counsellor, and the person behind Thinking out Loud.

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After a career in Project Management, I decided to retrain as a counsellor, and I haven't looked back! I now run my own private practice, offering counselling to adults, children and young people in Romsey, Southampton and online. Alongside this, I also work as a counsellor in local schools.

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I'm an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and hold a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

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What's it like to work with me?

I'd describe my approach as relaxed, down-to-earth and collaborative. I'm not the kind of counsellor who sits silently, nodding along while you do all the talking!

I believe counselling should feel like a conversation. I'll listen, ask questions, offer different perspectives and, when it's helpful, introduce practical tools and exercises that we can work through together.

I'm trained as a pluralistic counsellor, which is really just a way of saying that I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Some people need space to talk things through, while others prefer a more practical approach. We'll work out what suits you.

And yes, there's room for humour in counselling too!

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A little more about me...

Outside of counselling, I'm a mum to a young daughter, a lover of a good book, an occasional runner and someone who's always planning the next family holiday as I am a bit of a sun worshipper (when I'm not spending all my money renovating the house!).

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I know that life can be busy, messy and unpredictable, and I don't expect anyone to turn up to counselling with everything figured out.

I've experienced counselling myself, so I understand that making that first appointment can feel like a big step. You might find yourself coming up with a hundred reasons to put it off!

But you don't have to know exactly what you want to say or where to start. We can work that out together.