Laura Babb

Laura Babb


Registered Member MBACP

Contact information

Phone number
07723476847

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Therapist - Birmingham

Birmingham B30
07723476847
Sessions from £60.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available
  • Concessionary rates

Availability

I work with clients from across the UK online, as well as in-person clients from across Birmingham including Birmingham City Centre, Kings Heath, Moseley, Selly Oak and Digbeth.

I also offer a small number of in person nature based therapy sessions at the Licky Hills. Please contact me to check my current availability.

All sessions take place during office hours. 

About me and my therapy practice

Affirming and supportive integrative therapeutic counselling, somatic therapy and nature therapy in Birmingham.

Thanks for being here. I know that starting therapy for the first time, or taking the next step along the path, takes courage. What ever your reasons for seeking therapy, I’m here to support you in a compassionate, affirming and safe way.

I'm an integrative therapeutic counsellor and I work in a collaborative, non-judgemental, affirming and trauma informed way. This means taking a holistic approach where we explore your unique experience, needs and goals, using a variety of tools and approaches that work with the mind, body and nervous system. As well as working in a therapy space and online, I also offer sessions based in nature. 

It’s incredibly important to me that the space I offer is neurodiversity affirming, as well as LGBTQIA+ affirming, disability affirming, anti-racist and fat-positive. I’m always happy to share more about what this means in practice if you have an aspect (or intersectional aspects) of your identity that are impacted by oppression.

Whether you want to focus on a specific issue or problem, or simply to understand yourself and your experience better, therapy can offer a space for you to slow down and reconnect with yourself, while being seen, heard and supported. It can also offer the opportunity to build up tools and resources that you can use outside of the therapy room, helping you to be more resilient as you respond to the inevitable challenges of being a human.

Practice description

The theories I work with include psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, nature therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, gestalt therapy, mindfulness based stress reduction and somatic movement based trauma therapy. I'm also passionate about the role of neuroscience in helping us to understand and manage our experiences. Don't worry too much about whether any of these approaches are right for you though. They're just a collection of tools that can support our work together as we explore the struggles or experiences that have brought you to therapy.

Outside of my work as a counsellor and therapist, I’m a meditation teacher, a sound practitioner, a yoga teacher and a wellbeing in nature facilitator. While I don't always bring these elements into the counselling room, it's safe to say I believe that a holistic approach that works with the mind, body and nervous system can be hugely beneficial. 

My approach is trauma informed and rooted in safely connecting with yourself and your experience, in a way that works for you. That might mean focussing on what's happening for you in the here and now, or exploring the past and how it affects the present. What ever you're wanting to explore, I'm here to support you. 

I offer both short-term and long-term counselling, with the flexibility to meet weekly or fortnightly. 

Standard pricing is £60 with some concessionary spaces available. 

My first session

I offer a complimentary, 15 minute session so we can have a chat and get to know each other. It's important to me that you have an opportunity to share your reasons for coming to therapy and find out whether I'm a good fit for you.

I'll be happy to share a bit more about my approach, along with the ways that I might be able to support you in your specific struggles. You'll also have an opportunity to ask questions.

If we go on to work together, our first full session will be an opportunity to explore your reasons for coming to therapy and any relevant past experiences that you wish to share. 

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, AIDS/HIV, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Relationships, Self esteem, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Eclectic, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Psychodynamic, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Trainees, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited