Laura Martin

My name is Laura Martin and I’m a Gestalt Psychotherapist and Family Constellations facilitator working in Bristol, & online. I offer therapy for individuals, couples and groups. I’ve been running my private practice for seven years, and fully qualified as a UKCP accredited psychotherapist in July 2022, following six years of training with the London Gestalt Centre. I am especially experienced with traumatic bereavement, having volunteered for three years at Camden and Islington Bereavement Service, supporting people following difficult losses. I provide a non-judgemental, confidential space for you to explore and process your experience, whatever brings you here. People come to me for many different reasons; you might be struggling to cope with a recent change in your life, or you might be experiencing ongoing struggles with anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, self-doubt, self-criticism, compulsive behaviours, addictions, difficult relationships, to name a few. Often these difficulties have roots in our early relationships and traumatic experiences, which take time to become aware of and process. Psychotherapy offers a long-term relationship where the trust and safety to do this can be built. As a Gestalt therapist I pay particular attention to your experience in the present moment, especially your embodied experience, as I work with the understanding that everything important from our past is here with us now, in how we feel and relate to others. As we develop greater awareness, new choices can open up for us. Ultimately, more than any particular type of therapy I believe the most important part of therapy is the relationship. It’s in sharing yourself with someone you feel safe that can difficult feelings become bearable, and we can find the courage to really face our pain. The first step is to meet me for an initial assessment to see if we might be a good fit.