My name is Laura Smart and I am a qualified Trauma-Informed Practitioner. I created London Counselling and Consultancy after years of working in management in the charity sector coordinating counselling and mentoring services, creating and delivering mentoring programmes, workshops and training sessions for schools, young people, adults, and professionals, managing teams, and being engulfed in admin, end-of-month reports and emails!

I decided I wanted to work for myself, create my own business, and work more in line with my values and passion for helping people struggling with poor mental health - resulting in unhealthy behaviour patterns and addictions.

I am a qualified counsellor (Gestalt, CBT, REBT, DBT) and group facilitator with extensive experience in helping people and their families struggling with addiction and alcoholism.

Services I offer include private one-to-one counselling and therapy, psychoeducational group work, inner child therapy, aftercare, and online groups and programmes to help educate and support people to recover and have a life worth living.

I also offer addiction consultancy to assist people in accessing treatment and other relevant services if needed to overcome active addiction and find lasting recovery. I work with the client, and their families, before, during and after residential or day programme treatment. Aftercare is a vital component of somebody’s treatment plan so ongoing support,  guidance and structure are pivotal. 

Alongside my private practice and consultancy in London, I am also based in several residential rehabilitation treatment centres in the UK and Spain, providing 1-2-1 therapy, psychoeducational group work, online groups and aftercare programmes. I am trained in and influenced by several approaches to therapy such as Gestalt (working with the whole- body, mind and spirit), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy), REBT (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy) and Inner Child Therapy.

I am passionate about people's emotional well-being and recovery and breaking down the stigma attached to mental health and addictions.

Feel free to call me on 07522 66 69 29 for further details or to arrange a free telephone consultation using the contact section.