"Having met a number of counselors in recent times without feeling as if I had managed to achieve anything I was skeptical about trying It again. I had had a quite unbelievable year in 2012 with many things happening at once to a point where my head was full of stuff to the extent I couldn't think. It had brought me to a difficult place that ultimately I knew would only be sorted out with help.
In our initial meetings Laura was very gentle and kind and unbelievably patient! I can talk and go off on tangents very easily and once I got started I just found it hard to stop! She stayed with me, reflecting on my words and thoughts and gently steering me into places I probably didn't realise I needed to go. Bit by bit I was able to look at myself a little more objectively and see what others could see. It helped me unravel my thoughts which had cross wired over the previous year as well as deal with more deep seated issues which had shaped my thinking over a much longer time.
Laura helped me realise that it was okay to feel and that I should let it happen without trying to suppress those feelings. Through her support and guidance I became a lot more accepting of who I am and how I am so that my doubts and fears to how people might judge me, albeit still there, are no where near as acute as previous. Self-acceptance is so hard for all I think and for me shaped how I looked at nearly every situation.
Laura was able to adapt to me without me knowing or certainly that's how it felt. Even to change the length our meetings so that I was able to 'close off the session' each time. Towards the end of the time I asked when should we stop and Laura replied with " you will know when you want to stop"........and she was right!! One day I felt it was the right time for me to stop going.
I still have the occasional tough day and worry about what I have said or done, but I now have the confidence to trust myself and that was given to me by Laura."
Jacob, Skeffington, Age 44
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In our initial meetings Laura was very gentle and kind and unbelievably patient! I can talk and go off on tangents very easily and once I got started I just found it hard to stop! She stayed with me, reflecting on my words and thoughts and gently steering me into places I probably didn't realise I needed to go. Bit by bit I was able to look at myself a little more objectively and see what others could see. It helped me unravel my thoughts which had cross wired over the previous year as well as deal with more deep seated issues which had shaped my thinking over a much longer time.
Laura helped me realise that it was okay to feel and that I should let it happen without trying to suppress those feelings. Through her support and guidance I became a lot more accepting of who I am and how I am so that my doubts and fears to how people might judge me, albeit still there, are no where near as acute as previous. Self-acceptance is so hard for all I think and for me shaped how I looked at nearly every situation.
Laura was able to adapt to me without me knowing or certainly that's how it felt. Even to change the length our meetings so that I was able to 'close off the session' each time. Towards the end of the time I asked when should we stop and Laura replied with " you will know when you want to stop"........and she was right!! One day I felt it was the right time for me to stop going.
I still have the occasional tough day and worry about what I have said or done, but I now have the confidence to trust myself and that was given to me by Laura."
Jacob, Skeffington, Age 44
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