Louise Taylor, NCPS

Louise Taylor is an accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She brings five years of clinical experience supporting people through relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, and other life transitions.

Before training as a counsellor, Louise worked across the arts and education sectors - as an actor, dance and drama teacher, a lecturer at a specialist college for adults with learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions, an assistant to an art therapist in Singapore, and as a tutor and mentor for university students managing mental health challenges. These roles inform a compassionate, adaptable approach that values creativity and practical support.

Her therapeutic style is eclectic and person-focused. She is trained in person-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy, and she draws on expressive therapies such as art, music, movement and story-making to help people access feelings that can be hard to name. Louise has completed additional trauma-focused training, including Applied Emotional Freedom Technique, to work safely with people affected by traumatic experiences.

Louise holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies, an MSc in Psychology with distinction, an MSc in Forensic Psychology with merit, a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice, a Post Graduate Certificate of Education, and a BA Hons in Theatre Studies. Outside of practice she trains in martial arts, runs, practices yoga and performs with Playback Theatre. Her creativity shapes a therapeutic stance that aims to be warm, responsive and non-robotic - offering talking, drawing or expressive writing as ways to work when words are hard to find.

Approaches that translate to online care

Louise integrates client-centred therapy, which focuses on building a respectful, empathic relationship so people can explore their own values and solutions, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which helps identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to improve mood and coping. She also uses elements of emotionally-focused work to help people understand and shift patterns in close relationships and attachment responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Louise works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for each person.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offer flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it possible to access regular support from home or elsewhere, and they allow creative interventions - such as expressive writing or guided exercises - to be adapted for remote work with a registered professional.