LOCATION: Church Road and online
AVAILABILITY: Tues - Thursdays in person or online. Offering fortnightly appointments only
PRICE: £60 per session
SPECIALISMS:
Trauma & stress
Life Transitions
Addictions/Dependencies
Loss & Grief
Men's Issues
Drugs & Alcohol
Anger Management
Coping & Managing
LGBTQIA+ affirmative
Identity & Self-esteem
Neurodivergent-friendly
Relationship Challenges
Anxious & Depressive states
Talking Suicide (and suicidal thoughts)

Training

Larry is a BSc (Hons) qualified, fully insured counsellor and registered member of the BACP. Originally trained in the humanistic, person-centred approach, he also integrates other ways of working where they are likely to be helpful and aligned with each client's needs.

With over 15 years' experience, Larry has worked in specialist services supporting people affected by substance misuse, addictions, and trauma, including survivors of unwanted sexual experiences. He has also provided counselling for a wide range of issues within counselling cooperatives and private practice.

Committed to maintaining high professional standards, Larry continues to develop his knowledge and skills through ongoing training, workshops, professional publications, and regular clinical supervision.

Approach

Larry exclusively offers FORTNIGHTLY therapy, in-person or online, welcoming adults with a wide range of issues.

His approach is humanistic, practical, encouraging, collaborative, and non-judgemental, with the therapeutic relationship at the heart of the work. Recognising that every client is unique, Larry tailors therapy to individual needs, helping clients build on their strengths, make sense of challenges, and move towards more meaningful and lasting change.

Fortnightly therapy provides time between sessions to reflect, process, and gently explore new ways of responding, making it well suited to people who feel that meeting every two weeks suits their needs and pace, have busy schedules, or are simply looking for a more affordable way to access ongoing therapy.

Alongside emotional support during sessions, and to help clients stay connected with the therapeutic process, he may offer optional resources between sessions, such as: worksheets, SMART goals, reflective exercises, or other practical information.

Ttrauma and stress

Larry has extensive experience supporting clients living with the effects of both past and ongoing trauma and stress. His work is a trauma-informed practice that incorporates Judith Herman's widely recognised three-phase model of recovery. Rather than focusing on revisiting traumatic memories, this approach prioritises helping clients feel safer, more grounded, and better able to manage the impact of trauma in everyday life.

This begins by developing safety and stabilisation, supporting clients to regulate overwhelming emotions, reduce distress, and build practical coping skills. When clients feel ready—and only at a pace that feels right for them—therapy may involve gently making sense of difficult experiences without any expectation to disclose details they do not wish to share. A final phase focuses on reconnecting with life, strengthening relationships, rebuilding confidence, and looking to a meaningful future beyond the effects of trauma.

Larry understands that recovery is rarely a straight line. Clients often move back and forth between these phases as their needs change. Throughout the process, he offers a compassionate, collaborative, and non-judgemental space where clients can build resilience, rediscover their strengths, and move towards a life that feels safer, fuller, and more connected.

Life Transitions

Life transitions and significant changes or turning points can affect many areas of our lives. These may include changes in relationships, family life, work or career, health, identity, moving home, becoming a parent, separation, retirement, or bereavement. Even positive changes can bring uncertainty, stress, or a sense of loss as you adjust to new circumstances.

It's natural for these experiences to affect how you think, feel, and respond. You may notice anxiety, sadness, overwhelm, self-doubt, or feel unsure about what comes next. In relationships, life transitions can also bring challenges such as conflict, communication difficulties, or changes in intimacy and connection.

Although these periods can feel unsettling, therapy offers a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts and emotions without judgement. Together, we can make sense of your experiences, develop helpful coping strategies, build resilience, and strengthen your ability to adapt to change. The aim is to help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, self-compassion, and a stronger sense of who and what matters most to you.

Addictions/Dependencies

Larry offers compassionate, practical, and encouraging support to help clients reduce or overcome addictions and dependencies. He works with people experiencing difficulties with alcohol or drug use, gambling, pornography, social media, self-harm, food-related issues, risky relationships, and other behaviours that may no longer feel helpful or aligned with the life they want to live.

His role is to understand each client's experiences without judgement and to work alongside them in making sense of what is happening. Together, they explore what these behaviours may represent or helping the client cope with, while recognising existing strengths and developing healthier, more sustainable ways of responding to life's challenges.

Larry believes there is no single "right" or "wrong" path to change. He offers gentle challenge, honest reflection, and practical encouragement, helping clients build greater self-awareness, self-compassion, confidence, and choice, while supporting meaningful changes at a pace that feels right for them.

Other information

Larry values and respects the diversity within our society and is committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive and non-judgemental service. Everyone is treated with care, dignity, respect and consideration, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, relationship status, disability, religion or belief, age, or background.

The aim is simple: to offer a therapeutic space where everyone is welcome and can feel respected, accepted and able to be themselves.