Hello, I am a Clinical & Somatic Psychologist and Somatic Movement Therapist.
I am also a mindfulness practitioner, instructor and trainer.
I trained in the USA where I achieved a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I have had over 40 years’ experience in practice. I trained for four years in the Rubenfeld Synergy® Method, a method of body-oriented psychotherapy.
I offer both therapy and supervision. I work with a wide variety of issues and conditions. I specialise in the mind-body connection and have previously worked for the NHS in a chronic pain service and delivered mindfulness programmes. I, myself have recovered from chronic pain and from ME/CFS and can help with these conditions.
I can help you with:
- Chronic Pain and Illness
- Trauma including complex trauma
- Abuse
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Self Esteem
- Eating Issues
- Dissociation
- Relationship problems
- Bereavement
- and more…
I am Chartered by the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a practitioner psychologist. I am an ISMETA Registered Somatic Movement therapist and accredited by the European Association of Body Psychotherapy. I am fully insured.
- PhD Clinical psychology, University of South Carolina USA 1984
- Statement of Equivalence from the British Psychological Society 2005
- HCPC Reg practitioner psychologist Current
- International Somatic Movement Therapy Association, Registered Somatic Movement Therapist Current
- International Association of Rubenfeld Synergists, Certified Rubenfeld Synergist Current
- European Association for body psychotherapy Accredited Body psychotherapist Current
- EuroPsy registered
In addition to the above, I have maintained continuing professional development in the field and have undertaken reading, workshops and seminars in:
- Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing
- Internal Family Systems
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Therapeutic Yoga
- Authentic Movement
The therapist must strive to create a new therapy for each patient.
– IRVIN YALOM
I use an integrative approach to therapy that is tailored to my client’s unique individual needs. We are all different and I have a wealth of experience in different approaches and techniques cultivated over my 40 plus years of practice. Although I have a specialisation in mindfulness and somatics, I have training in and use other methods to meet the needs of each client. This can include a Cognitive-Behavioural, Psychodynamic or Humanistic approach.
Please note that at present I am working solely online. I am certified to work with clients in both the UK and in Europe
Testimonials
I appreciate your creativity in our sessions and that you never seem to run out of ideas to try out.
I can’t thank you enough for our time together. You’ve helped me so much!
I no longer feel so twitchy….I’m more confident….I feel more comfortable in my own skin.
Thank you for everything Laura, you have helped me more than you know. I am so glad I chose you as my therapist. You have made me feel at peace.
Thanks for singing, dancing laughing and crying with me. You’re the best therapist ever.
You have helped me render the unspeakable, speakable. you have given me the key to my body and encouraged me to listen to the story that it holds. You have given me the space, love and tools to let my body speak my truth.
Through your compassion love, creativity and perseverance I finally and genuinely believe I am not an inherently bad person.
You’ve helped me navigate and understand my stress, habits, and sense of self better than anyone before and better than I would have hoped.
Mindfulness-based Somatic Psychotherapy
Somatic (body-oriented) Psychotherapy is used to address a wide variety of physical and emotional concerns. It is a truly holistic approach that honours the body-mind connection by understanding the intersections and essential inseparability of body and mind.
A holistic approach
Many clients find that talking alone is not sufficient for them to heal from the past experiences that are creating their current suffering. I help people learn to listen deeply to their bodies; our bodies contain great wisdom and a wonderful capacity to self-heal. I use a combination of body awareness practices, movement and verbal therapy along with mindfulness practices to help regulate the nervous system and to address psychological issues and cultivate attitudes that support healing.
Contact MeBody-oriented
I trained with Somatic psychology pioneer Ilana Rubenfeld for 4 years and am a certified Rubenfeld Synergist and workshop leader. Rubenfeld integrated the Alexander Technique with Gestalt Therapy and the Feldenkrais Method®, forming a unique and powerful approach. I also have considerable training in various forms of dance and incorporate movement into my work as appropriate. I may also incorporate Authentic Movement or yoga asanas into my work.
Contact MeMindfulness: tools for life
Staying gently present with our breath, our sensations and our bodies, we cultivate the skills to live more consciously. We learn to tame destructive forces in our minds, to treat ourselves and others with greater kindness and compassion, and to ride the waves and whirlpools of life with greater equanimity. We come home to our authentic selves and discover the joy and well-being that are our birthright.
Research has shown that mindfulness can:
- Alleviate or prevent relapse into Depression
- Cope with Anxiety
- Reduce Stress
- Improve Quality of Life with pain and illness
- Manage Eating Disorders
- Enhance enjoyment of Life
- Become more self- aware and embodied
As former Mindfulness Co-ordinator for NHS Borders, I have taught numerous mindfulness courses and have co-led several teacher development courses as well. I have trained in the forms of mindfulness education rooted in the work of Jon Kabat Zinn and also studied for a year with Rob Nairn and his colleagues in a teacher development programme at the Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland.
Mindfulness principles inform my Body Psychotherapy work, which expands these into a form of deep mindfulness based body-oriented psychotherapy.
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All information provided will be held in confidence.
Please contact me via this form or by email. Information on fees is available on request. I accept most major insurance companies.
Phone: +44 7770 235081
Email: contact@laura-steckler.com
