About Louisa Laing
Louisa has a Counselling Degree (BAppSocSc-Counselling) from The Australian College of Applied Psychology, and a Master of Gestalt Therapy (MGestTherapy) from Gestalt Therapy Brisbane.
- Specialist Trainings:
- EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy
- Sand Play therapy
- Anger Management
- Working with Children & Adolescents
- Mindfulness based practice techniques (relaxation, meditation etc.)
- Trauma
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief, loss, & change
- Couples therapy
- Sexual issues
- Resilience building
- Alcohol & other drugs therapy practices (including comorbidity)
- Implementation of support programmes
Professional Accreditation and Experience:
-PACFA member (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia) PACFA Reg. Certified Practising 25144
-AOTT therapist (Australian Online Therapy Training) - Level 1 Accredited Fundamentals Online Practitioner
-GANZ member (Australia & New Zealand Gestalt Association) -Louisa has spent many years counselling in private practice. She has a vast skillset and knowledge base for working with people across a variety of settings.
-Louisa also runs The Alison Lawson Centre QLD Please click the link for information on the specialised remedial Eye/Brain Visual Dyslexia programme. -Louisa spent her younger years as a seasoned professional performer, and her extensive experience helps her to provide insightful support around the unique pressure’s dancers, actors, singers, and musicians can face.
"The role of therapy is to help people acknowledge and face old hurts instead of hiding from them; to find adaptive ways of dealing with their pain; to explore and express their real selves. In short, the therapist helps clients learn to delight in themselves." Dr Elinor Greenberg