Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my profile. My name is Louise Catherine Taylor and I am an accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor, registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.
I have experience in helping clients with a wide range of difficulties including relationship issues, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, anxiety, depression.
Prior to training as a counsellor, I have been an actor, a dance and drama teacher, a lecturer in a specialist college for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions, an assistant to an Art Therapist in Singapore, and I worked for many years offering tuition and mentoring to university students experiencing mental health difficulties.
My therapeutic style is truly eclectic, meaning that I am not bound by any particular style or set of techniques. I am trained in person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, and expressive therapies (for example, art, music, movement and story making.) I have undertaken extensive additional training to enable me to work safely with traumatised clients, including the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).
In my spare time, I enjoy martial arts, running and yoga. I am a member of Playback Theatre, a company who perform audience members’ stories with improvised theatre and music. My creativity shines through in my therapeutic work and I can promise you that I will not be “that counsellor” who responds like a robot. And if you can’t find the words or talking is hard, we can work in other ways. For example, drawing or expressive writing. No special artistic skill is needed as there is no “right” way to be creative.
I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process. I will not tell you what to do, nor will I claim to have all of the answers. I will listen to you without judging and I will provide a safe space where you can find your own answers.
Qualifications:
Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies
MSc Forensic Psychology (with merit)
MSc Psychology (with distinction)
Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice
Post Graduate Certificate of Education for Post-Compulsory Education and Training
BA Hons Theatre Studies
Additional Training:
Applied Emotional Freedom Technique (for trauma, phobias, anxiety, panic, low mood, “stuck” emotions/feelings, addictions, motivation/confidence, self-esteem)
Person Centred Expressive Arts Therapies
Understanding and Treating Addictions
Working Creatively with Clients on the Autism Spectrum
NHS Talking Therapies Couple Therapy for Depression
Tree of Life (Creative Narrative Therapy)
Creative Writing in Therapeutic Practice
Mindfulness for Professionals
Arts for the Blues (Expressive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression) group facilitation
Level 3 Working with Trauma
Story Making in Therapy
Working with Childhood Sexual Abuse
Working with Borderline, Narcissistic and Schizoid Personality Adaptations
Introduction to Transactional Analysis (TA 101)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Essentials
Moving Counselling Online
Working with Suicidal Ideation and Self-harm
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Louise Catherine Taylor is an accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. She has five years of clinical experience working with people facing emotional and relational difficulties.
She supports clients with a range of concerns including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anxiety and depression. Her approach is adaptable and tailored to each person’s needs.
Before qualifying as a counsellor, Louise worked as an actor, a dance and drama teacher, a lecturer at a specialist college for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions, an assistant to an art therapist in Singapore, and as a tutor and mentor for university students experiencing mental health difficulties.
Louise’s therapeutic style is eclectic – she is trained in person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and expressive therapies such as art, music, movement and story making. She has completed extensive additional training to work safely with traumatised clients, including Applied Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).
Creativity plays a strong role in her practice. Outside of work she enjoys martial arts, running and yoga, and she performs with Playback Theatre, a company that improvises audience stories. If talking feels difficult, Louise can offer alternate ways to work such as drawing or expressive writing – no special artistic skill is required.
She aims to create an open, non-judgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored. Louise will listen without telling clients what to do and will support them in finding their own answers as they pursue a more fulfilling and happier life.
Her formal qualifications include a Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies, an MSc in Forensic Psychology (with merit), an MSc in Psychology (with distinction), a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice, a Post Graduate Certificate of Education for Post-Compulsory Education and Training, and a BA Hons in Theatre Studies.
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