Laura Town

Professional Profile

My name is Laura and I am a fully qualified and BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist working with Think CBT from Harrogate and offering online therapy via video sessions.

I have worked in the field of mental health and supporting services for over 12 years. From working in the NHS for many years, I have a broad range of experience, helping me to understand the common difficulties people can face in terms of anxiety and their mood.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an empowering therapy and can be transformative – helping you to learn how to overcome difficulties and live a fulfilling and meaningful life.

During therapy we will first develop an understanding of the problem and how it can form a vicious cycle; often leaving you feeling 'stuck'. I can then help you to be able to ‘break the cycle’, developing healthier, more helpful patterns.

This type of therapy helps you to be able to understand how thoughts, emotions and behaviours all interlink. It also takes a practical look at developing coping strategies for how to manage symptoms (e.g. negative thoughts, difficult emotions, unhelpful coping behaviours). It can also take into account our life experiences and how these shape our belief systems and any patterns in our behaviours as a result.

I also have personal experience of a long-term health condition, so I can draw on my own experience and specialist knowledge to help those with health conditions which may cause anxiety, low mood, pain and fatigue.