Laura Southwick

My current availability is as follows:

Friday AM - face-to-face or online

Friday PM - online only. 

I work using a psychodynamic approach, which means we move beyond surface-level symptoms to explore the emotional roots of your current struggles. I believe that your past experiences and early relationships create unconscious patterns that continue to affect your relationships, decisions, and feelings today. In our sessions, the therapeutic relationship itself becomes a crucial tool for insight and change. My role is to help you connect these historical patterns to your present life, allowing you to gain a deeper understanding and achieve real, sustainable change. 

I offer a free, confidential introductory call to ensure we are the right fit before starting regular sessions.

My practice focuses on providing in-depth, long-term psychotherapy for adults of all ages, with specific insight into the pressures faced by young professionals (25-35). 

I am a Â鶹ԭ´´ Registered Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with an MSc in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from Birkbeck. My background includes over a decade in demanding corporate sectors like financial services and law, giving me a unique, practical understanding of issues like burnout, career anxiety, and the struggle to balance ambition with well-being. 

I aim to create a secure, consistent space where you can explore the underlying causes of persistent emotional difficulties, such as anxiety, relationship patterns, and low self-esteem.

Starting therapy is a significant step, and finding the right therapist is key. Our first six sessions are designed as a collaborative discovery phase. This time is for us to get to know each other. I'll learn about what's bringing you to therapy and what you hope to achieve, and you'll get a feel for how I work and whether our dynamic feels right for you. 

Around our sixth session, we'll discuss if you feel this approach is a good fit and whether you'd like to continue our work on a longer-term basis. There's absolutely no pressure to continue if it doesn't feel right for you.