Louise Taylor, NCPS

Louise Taylor is an accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She brings five years of clinical experience supporting people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anxiety and depression.

Before qualifying as a counsellor, Louise worked in a range of creative and educational roles. Her background includes acting, teaching dance and drama, lecturing at a specialist college for adults with learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions, assisting an art therapist in Singapore, and providing tuition and mentoring to university students managing mental health challenges. These experiences inform a practice that values creativity, human connection and adaptability.

Louise describes her therapeutic style as eclectic and client-focused. She is trained in person-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural approaches and uses expressive arts methods such as art, music, movement and story making when these fit a client’s needs. She has also completed additional training in techniques to work safely with trauma, including Emotional Freedom Technique. When talking feels difficult she offers alternatives like drawing or expressive writing, emphasising that no artistic skill is required.

Outside of clinical work Louise practises martial arts, running and yoga and takes part in Playback Theatre, a company that performs improvised stories from audience members. She aims to create a non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings and work towards greater wellbeing. Louise does not prescribe solutions but listens attentively and supports clients in discovering their own direction and choices.