Laura Steckler

Hello. I am a broadly trained Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with 40 years experience. I hail from the USA where I did all my training and have been living in the UK for 28 years. I specialise in chronic health conditions and pain but can help with a variety of concerns. I have a particular interest in the mind-body connection. I myself have recovered from chronic pain and ME/CFS and can offer help, empathy and understanding for those with these conditions. I am a compassionate, highly skilled and experienced practitioner and provide a safe space to transform pain into peace!

I hold a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and have post graduate training in somatic (body-oriented) and mindfulness approaches. I am Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a practitioner psychologist(https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/ reg number PYL20161). I am also a registered Body Psychotherapist with the European Association for Body Psychotherapy and the International Somatic Therapy Association. I previously worked for the NHS in a chronic pain service and delivered mindfulness programmes.

I work with a wide range of problem areas including anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, dissociation, obsessions/compulsions, bereavement, self esteem, addictions and relationship problems. I have a particular interest and expertise in the mind-body connection and in chronic pain and long term health conditions. I use a somatic approach to my work and have extensive training and experience in this area. I myself have recovered from chronic pain and ME/CFS and can offer help, empathy and understanding for those with these conditions.

My approach is uniquely tailored to each individual. I believe we are all different and my wide range of therapeutic techniques and perspectives allow me to be flexible and adapt my work to each client's unique needs. Many psychologists utilise a cognitive -behaviour therapy (CBT) approach. I am certainly influenced by CBT but also skilled in psychodynamic and body-oriented approaches. Many clients find that bodywork integrated into therapy is particularly effective and fruitful in resolving emotional/psychological difficulties.