Laura Colman

My usual working hours are Monday and Thursday evenings indoors. 

Outside work can be Monday or Thursday day times.

Online Tuesday evenings

My initial training was in Person Centred Counselling, the course also touched on Focusing and other modalities like CBT.  Since qualifying I have trained to use creativity and Forest Therapy.

Person-centred Counselling is about providing a space in which you can be yourself in. You are free to use the space to talk about what you want to talk about. At your own pace, in your own way. I will be beside you, listening and sensitively reflecting back what I am understanding to help you find your way. We can adapt the session structure to meet your needs. This could include having a recap at the beginning. It could mean being aware of specific goals and targets you may want to achieve. Clients have found it useful to let the sessions unfold naturally, as generally speaking, what needs to be explored finds it’s way to the surface.

I have been offering outdoor walk and talk therapy for 7 Years. Last Year I completed a Forest Therapy Practitioner Certificate. This differs to walk and talk therapy and I am looking forward to offering these more mindful sessions now.

I work with adults and young people. I am currently a mentor for University students who are diagnosed with ADHD, Autism and mental health concerns.

I am currently working with young people aged 11+

Training:

CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills, Central College Nottingham, 2013

CPACB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Study, Central College Nottingham, 2014

Postgraduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling, University of East Anglia, 2015-2016

Advanced Certificate in Creative Therapies, Working with children, young people & Adults 2019

ReWind Practitioner Training 2023

CPCAB Level 5 Certificate in working with children and young people 2024

Forest Therapy Practitioner Certificate 2025

Currently completing - 

Introduction to Complex Trauma

Creative and Therapeutic Life Story Work

I work flexibly with clients, holding weekly, fortnightly, monthly or as and when sessions.

I am comfortable following a clients lead during sessions or providing some guidance and direction if it makes the sessions easier to settle into.

Clients sometimes have clear goals and focus and other times it can be a very open exploratory space where we allow things to emerge naturally.

Sessions are 50 minutes indoors and 1 hour outdoors.

Experience:

Current - Student Counsellor at East Coast College

Specialist Mental Health Mentor - UMO

Re-Wind practitioner with Lowestoft and Waveney Breastfeeding Charity

Previous

Co-facilitator at Great Yarmouth College on the Person Centred Counselling Degree

School Counsellor at St. Nicholas Priory Primary & Elm Tree Primary

Counsellor for Nature & Nurture within Caister High School

Young People In Mind Advisor at Mind in Norfolk and Waveney, working with 14-25 year olds

Volunteer Counsellor at MAP in Great Yarmouth, working with 18-25 year old clients

Open ended counselling – Volunteer at Mind in Norwich

Short term work to students whilst training – Volunteer Counsellor at the University of East Anglia