Lara Welby

https://www.ptw-counselling.com/

Profile Summary

Hello, I’m Lara, an integrative counsellor, based in Cheltenham, offering face-to-face and online sessions. I understand how daunting it can be to make the first step, but I am here to offer a compassionate and safe space where I will walk alongside you at your pace.

Whether it’s depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, bereavement, relationship difficulties, we will work together to uncover root issues, develop effective strategies, and ultimately achieve a greater sense of well-being.

I believe that each person’s journey is unique and deserving of respect. My therapeutic approach is integrative- a therapeutic approach that draws on techniques and insights from various counselling models, blending them in a way that aligns with your personal experiences, needs, goals, and mental health challenges.

Approach to Therapy

My aim is to help you gain clarity and understanding of your life’s experiences in a safe and non-judgemental space, using both a person-centred and a psychodynamic approach.  This space will give you the opportunity where you can explore your feelings, build coping skills, and move toward meaningful change.

Person-centred theorists often use the analogy of a plant to describe the concept of growth and change. No one can make a plant grow. But if someone provides the right conditions- soil, nutrients, light, water- it will become the best plant it can be… All you can do is surround it by what it needs and watch it bloom.

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change”- Carl Rogers

In terms of the Psychodynamic approach, this focuses on how unconscious mental forces and past experiences shape a person's feelings and behaviour.

For me, therapy is not only a space to address challenges but also an opportunity to reconnect with oneself and find purpose. I focus on empowering my clients to develop self-awareness, resilience, and confidence, providing tools that can be used long after therapy has ended.

Contact and Booking Information:

If you’re ready to take the next step toward personal growth, I would be honoured to support you on your journey. I offer a free 20-minute initial consultation, where we can discuss what has brought you to counselling, look at goals you may have and determine if we're the right match to work together.

Please feel free to reach out via email: lw261@outlook.com to schedule an initial consultation.