Louise Gungaram

My best availability is currently on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. From September, I have good availability on Thursdays, including evenings.

My working days are:

Monday (evening only)

Tuesday (all day including evening sessions)

Thursday (all day including evening sessions)

Friday (all day)

Life can feel overwhelming at times, especially when you are carrying difficult experiences on your own. I have a particular specialism in supporting adults and young people aged 11 and over experiencing anxiety, PTSD and trauma. Perhaps you are wanting to understand why you struggle with self-criticism, low self-worth or feel undeserving of happiness. You may not be able to put your finger on quite what it is, but you are feeling overwhelmed or stuck in some way. 

I offer all clients a safe space to talk about whatever you need to without judgement and strongly believe in working collaboratively. You are the expert on your life and my role is to help you to make sense of your thoughts, feelings and experiences and the choices available to you.

I specialise in incorporating nature into therapy and offering creative approaches. If you find the idea of therapy in an office too intimidating or clinical, outdoor therapy can feel less formal and take away some of the anxiety of getting started. 

I also offer sessions from my garden counselling room in Ravenshead and via online video session. There is flexibility to switch between sessions formats - for example you may be interested in outdoor sessions over the summer but prefer indoor or online over the winter.

I work with a wide range of clients from different backgrounds, races, religions and sexualities and have experience working with issues including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, eating disorders, addictions, relationships and bereavement. I offer individual counselling to both children and adults aged 11 and over.

I have completed a post-qualification Core Competence for Working Therapeutically with Children and Young People. I have undergone further CPD (continuous professional development) on working with racial trauma and have lived experience of racism being mixed-race myself.

I specialise in working with anxiety, PTSD and trauma, including racial trauma. This may be recent or in the past. It is important to work at your pace and establish a safe space. I can help you to look at coping strategies, drawing on CBT, mindfulness and grounding. When you feel ready, we can explore the deeper roots behind your symptoms and work towards changing the beliefs underlying them.

I accept payment via health insurance through the providers listed on my profile. I have a limited number of reduced fee sessions available for those experiencing financial hardship - please contact me to enquire.

If you would like to get to know each other and see if I am the right person for you to work with, get in touch to arrange a free 15 minute consultation. This can be via phone or video call, whichever you prefer.

Should you then wish to book a session, I offer the first full 50 minute session to all clients for just £25. This session is a chance for me to get to know your story and what has brought you to therapy. It may be one thing or many things and we can discuss what feels important to focus on first. If applicable, we can set goals for what you hope to get out of therapy. 

I have studied person-centred, attachment, CBT, psychodynamic and systemic approaches to therapy. I often use compassion-focussed therapy, which aims to increase kindness towards yourself. If you experience negative self-beliefs, narrative therapy can help to rewrite and take control of your story and change your internal narrative. As an integrative counsellor, I will get to know you and your goals for therapy and can then offer different approaches that may help you move towards them.