Louise Taylor , NCPS

Louise Catherine Taylor is an accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), a recognised professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. With five years of clinical experience, she supports people facing relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, and a range of related challenges such as attachment issues, self-esteem struggles, and the emotional impact of chronic illness.

Her background is eclectic and creative. Before training in counselling she worked as an actor, a dance and drama teacher, a college lecturer for adults with learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions, and as an assistant to an art therapist in Singapore. She has also provided tuition and mentoring to university students dealing with mental health difficulties. That breadth of experience informs a flexible, person-focused practice that adapts to each client rather than relying on a single method.

Louise holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies, an MSc in Forensic Psychology (with merit), an MSc in Psychology (with distinction), and a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice, among other qualifications. She is trained in person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural techniques, and expressive therapies including art, music, movement, and story making, and has undertaken additional trauma-focused training including the Emotional Freedom Technique.

Outside of practice she pursues martial arts, running and yoga and performs with Playback Theatre, bringing creativity into her therapeutic work. She encourages alternative ways of expressing difficult feelings for people who find talking hard, such as drawing or expressive writing, and aims to work in a nonjudgmental, collaborative way so clients can discover their own answers.