“I can heartily recommend Lauren’s services; she is a skilled therapist with an open and non-judgmental manner. Her wisdom and expertise strikes exactly the right balance of care and professionalism. The support of Lauren’s services have enabled me to fundamentally turn around key aspects of my life, particularly by way of relationships and sex. I would thoroughly recommend Lauren to anyone seeking to access this kind of support.”
– Individual, aged 40
“I consulted Lauren for help with a life-long sexual addiction to pornography, arising from childhood trauma, that I wanted to resolve. I had done a lot of reading, writing and thinking about the problem and wanted someone who would not just let me work it through, but who would also gently and non-judgmentally challenge my thinking. At the same time, I was in bereavement for the recent loss of my wife of 28 years and wanted to be able to consider the possibility of another relationship. Lauren provided me with a safe and compassionate space to work through my thoughts and feelings, enabling me to come to habit- and life-changing decisions. This has enabled me to form a new relationship, which is open and loving and intimate, whilst accepting of all my relationship and addiction background. As a result of Lauren’s counselling, I now find myself in a very fulfilling and affirming place, with someone who may well become a life partner.”
– Individual, aged 72
“The work that we have done with Lauren has helped us in so many ways. We both feel like we are so much more accepting of ourselves and each other; we put less pressure on each other and on our sex life, we are communicating a lot more, and this is making it easier for us to enjoy each other and our relationship. We have rediscovered a closeness between us that had been missing for some time.”
– Couple in their late thirties
“We feel the sessions we’ve had with you have given us great tools in dealing with our issues. We were under no illusion that couples therapy would solve all of our problems, but it has given us a greater understanding of the underlying issues and it has helped us deal with them in a less reactive, less terminal and more amicable way… We are looking forward to putting what we have learned into practice now. It’s been an eye-opening experience having counselling with you, and we will continue to recommend friends in your direction.”
– Couple in their late forties
“I just wanted to reiterate my thanks to you for all our work together over the last 10 months. There were definitely points at which I thought I’d never make progress but it feels wonderful to see how far I’ve come and that those initial goals we set have now been met. Thanks for your patience and understanding; it’s been a pleasure working with you.”
– Individual, aged 26
“I contacted Lauren because I wanted to work through an issue that I had been holding onto for my entire sexual life. Leading up to our first appointment, even the prospect of naming that problem out loud felt terrifying and overwhelming, but very quickly Lauren’s calm and insightful support took the power out of my fears, and allowed me to address things in a practical way. It normalised the discussion of something that up until then had felt completely abnormal, and impossible to get hold of – and from that new perspective I was able to start coming to terms with and overcoming it. The process inevitably brought a lot of difficult emotions to the surface, but working with Lauren has been incredibly empowering and exciting; for the first time in my twenty years of being sexually active I feel that I have some real agency and understanding about my sexual life. I’m looking forward to developing that agency further with my partner, and I will forever be thankful to Lauren for supporting me to take the first steps in that journey.”
– Individual, aged 37
“Thank you for everything you have done to support us in the past two years! It’s been really transformative, I think permanently, in several aspects of our relationship. I don’t think we’d be where we are today, with our precious newborn baby, without your valuable input.”
– Couple in their late thirties
“I first saw Lauren to discuss some concerns about my sexual functioning. She was highly professional, and I found the feedback and advice extremely helpful. In time, some broader relationship issues arose, and the scope of our discussions naturally expanded to include these. Over the following weeks I felt genuinely heard, in a totally supportive and non-judgmental environment. Lauren is a very good listener and also highly skilled at offering insights, interpretations, and practical guidance. Her observations were always thoughtful, widened my perspective, and gave me new ways of thinking about the issues I was dealing with. I consistently left our sessions feeling positive and with useful ideas to reflect on. I would highly recommend Lauren. She is an excellent therapist to work with.”
– Individual, aged 62
“Having a space to talk about and release my emotions, ask questions and finally feel less alone in my experience, has helped me so much – not to mention the reading that you recommended in addition to the therapy sessions. When I first came to see Lauren I had a lot of misconceptions which manifested in low self esteem, fear and shame, but I feel like a lot of those myths have been busted. I still have difficulty with PIV (penis-in-vagina) sex, but it’s proving to matter a lot less than I thought it would, and I now feel hopeful as opposed to defeated about it. Seeing vaginismus as a symptom of difficult past experiences, as opposed to completely random, has really changed my mindset about it – and acknowledging the impact of pain and digging into the possible causes is probably something I’ve needed to do for a while. I feel like verbalising it has unburdened me of the hurt a bit. You validated those experiences for me and it allowed me to extend more compassion for myself. I really appreciate the work that we did together, and I am excited to take this new awareness into my new relationship.”
– Individual, early twenties
“We both felt strongly that Lauren “got” us and our story. She is an excellent listener, and used her questions with skill to guide us confidently through telling our joint story and individual stories. We both feel hopeful for the future, having gained so many insights and a greater confidence in our ability to navigate challenging conversations.”
– Couple in their mid fifties
“Thank you for the sessions. It honestly made me feel almost relieved to hear from a professional how some of the obstacles and issues I have are actually quite common.”
– Individual, aged 23
“I have been in a peer supervision group with Lauren for two years and would absolutely recommend her for anyone seeking couples or psychosexual therapy. Lauren has a great understanding of the model of Emotionally Focussed Therapy and I admire her commitment to continuous learning, as well as her professionalism and quality of care she brings to her client relationships. I regularly refer onto Lauren as I know that clients will be in very safe hands.”
– Therapist colleague