Laurie MacDonald - Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

Abortion, Abuse, Academic Life, Academic Performance, Addiction to Love and Sex, Addictions, Adjustments, Adolescence, Adoption, Affairs, Aggression, Agoraphobia, Alcohol Dependence, Alcoholic Parents, Altered Body Image, Anger, Anger Management, Angst, Anorexia Nervosa, Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD), Anxiety, Anxiety Neurosis, Apathy, Asperger Syndrome, Assertiveness, Assessment in Sport, Attachment, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism, Avoidance, Avoidant Personality Disorder, BDSM Fetish Kink, Bereavement, Betrayal, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual Issues, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Bulimia Nervosa, Bullying, Business Leadership, Cancer, Career Assessment, Career Issues, Childbirth, Childhood Abuse, Childhood Behavioural Problems, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Childhood Issues, Chronic Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (ME), Chronic Illness, Codependency, Communication, Compulsive Behaviour, Compulsive Sexual Behaviour, Concentration Problems, Conduct Disorder (CD), Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Couple Relationships, Creativity, Crime, Criminal Behaviour, Critical Parents, Crossdressing, Cultural Issues, Culture Shock, Death Anxiety, Debt, Dementia, Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD), Depression, Despair, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Diabetes, Disability, Disaster, Disfigurement, Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Distress, Divorce, Divorced Parents, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Risk Assessments, Domestic Violence Safety Plans, Dread of Dying, Dreams, Drug Abuse, Dyslexia, Eating Disorders, Education, Emotional Abuse, Employment, Erectile Dysfunction, Ethics, Exhaustion, Exile Issues, Existential Angst, Existential Anxiety, Existential Crisis, Existential Frustration, Existential Guilt, Existential Vacuum, Expressive Language Disorder, Fainting, Faith Issues, Family Problems, Fatigue, Freedom, Fright, Frustration, Further Education (FE), Gambling, Gay Issues, Gender, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Identity Disorders, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Grief, Guilt, Headaches, Health Anxiety, Health Problems, Helplessness, Higher Education (HE), History of Mental Health Problems, Histrionic Personality Disorder, HIV and AIDS, Homesickness, Hopelessness, Human Resource Management (HRM), Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Hysteria, Identity, Impotency, Impulse Control Disorders (ICD), Impulsive Behaviour, Inertia, Inhibited Sexual Desire (ISD), Inhibitions, Inquietude, Integration of Experience, Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), Internet Addiction, Internet Gambling Addiction, Internet Pornography Addiction, Internet Sexual Compulsivity, Isolation, Kleptomania, Lack of Meaning in Life, Leadership, Learning Difficulties, Learning Disability, Lesbian Issues, Life Problems, Lone Parenting, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Low Self Esteem, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Managerial Advice, Managerial Consultancy, Manipulative Behaviour, Marriage, Meaningless, Mediation, Melancholia, Memory Problems, Menopause, Mental Health Problems, Midlife Crisis, Minority Stress, Miscarriage, Mixed Race Issues, Mixed Receptive Expressive Language Disorder, Morality, Mother and Baby Issues, Mothering, Motivation, Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Negative Thoughts, Neurosis, Nightmares, Noogenic Neurosis, Obsessional Neurosis, Obsessions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), Old Age, One Parent Families, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Organisational Environment, Organisational Restructuring, Pain Management, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Paranoia, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Paraphilias, Parenting, Parents, Pathological Gambling, Perfectionism, Performance Management, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Assessment, Personality Difficulties, Personality Disorders (PD), Personnel Selection, Pet Bereavement, Phobias, Phonological Disorder, Physical Abuse, Physical Illness, Pica, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Powerlessness, Pregnancy, Premature Ejaculation (PE), Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Procrastination, Psychogenic Neurosis, Psychopathology Assessment, Psychosexual Issues, Psychosis, Psychosomatic Symptoms, Purposelessness, Race, Racial Abuse, Racist Incidents, Rape, Reconciliation, Redundancy, Rehabilitation, Relationship Problems, Relaxation Training, Religion, Religious Cult and Sect Leavers, Repetitive Negative Patterns, Restrictions, Retts Disorder, Sadness, Same Sex Relationships, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, School Issues, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self Determination, Self Development, Self Harm, Self Responsibility, Separation, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Dysfunctions, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Offences, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), Shame, Shyness, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Problems, Smoking Addiction, Smoking Cessation, Social Phobia, Social Skills Deficits, Somatogenic Psychosis, Spirituality, Stage Fright, Step Families, Stress, Stress Management, Stuckness, Stuttering, Substance Abuse, Suicidal Thoughts, Tearfulness, Terminal Illness, Terrorism, Tiredness, Tourettes Syndrome (TS), Transgender Issues, Transitions, Trauma, Trichotillomania, Unresolved Issues, Vaginismus, Violent Parents, Vocational Assessment, Weight Issues, Weight Loss, Women's Issues, Work Stress, Workplace Bullying, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace Issues and Work Relationship Problems, Written Expression Disorder

Behaviour Therapy, Brief Therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Therapy, Constructivist Therapy, Couple Therapy, Eclectic Therapy, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Experiential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Family and Couple Therapy, Family and Marital Therapy, Family and Relationship Therapy, Family and Systemic Therapy, Family and Systems Therapy, Family Therapy, Gender Therapy, Humanistic and Integrative Therapy, Integrative Cognitive Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Person Centred Therapy, Personal Construct Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Systemic Therapy, Transactional Analysis (TA)

Aviva Health, BUPA, CIGNA, PruHealth, Simplyhealth, WPA

Female

Hello. My name is Laurie MacDonald. I am a UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapist - Contemporary Psychoanalyst and a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) Counsellor and Psychotherapist. I help people to address the causes of problems, reduce symptoms, and live more fully. My private Counselling, Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy consulting room is in Uckfield.

I have been a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist since April 1993 and a BACP Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist since April 1996, so I have more than 20 years and 1 month of post-registration experience of working with clients. I also gained experience of working with clients as part of my training. I work with Individuals, Couples, Families and Groups. I'm experienced in working with people from corporate backgrounds, and assisting with the particular challenges they encounter. My specialist experience is in Trauma.

In addition to being a Counsellor and Psychotherapist in private practice in Uckfield, I have experience as a Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Counsellor and Psychotherapist.

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) Counsellor and Psychotherapist since April 1996
• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapist - Contemporary Psychoanalyst since April 1993
• BACP Accredited BSc Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling - Beeleaf institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy (BICP) London (UK) April 1993

I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling, Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. I abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the Code of Ethics of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Code of Ethics of the Beeleaf institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy (BICP) London.

I have experience as a Clinical Supervisor to other Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

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