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Nice To Meet You

Welcome, and thank you for being here. Therapy can be a kind of magic — a space where insight, healing, and growth happen. If you’re ready to begin, let’s go at your pace, in a way that feels right for you.

Who I Am

I’m Lauren Reading-Gloversmith, a qualified person-centred experiential counsellor (MBACP) and founder of Speak To Lauren. I offer online counselling for adults across the UK, creating a warm, supportive space where you can explore your experiences in your own way. I deeply respect your autonomy — you are the expert in your own life.

Many of the people I work with are neurodivergent or part of creative industries — or both. Being neurodivergent myself, I understand the unique ways this can shape your experience of the world, from sensory intensity to executive challenges, emotional depth, and creative energy. My work is informed by this lived perspective, alongside my professional training, so I can create a space that truly honours and affirms diverse ways of thinking, feeling, and being.

I also have first-hand experience working in the arts and music industries, which gives me insight into the pressures, unpredictability, and emotional demands of creative work. Whether you’re a performer, behind-the-scenes, or navigating emerging opportunities in this world, I understand the challenges of balancing creativity with wellbeing.

Alongside this lived and professional experience, I have counselling experience in arts and entertainment contexts, including supporting students and professionals navigating both neurodivergence and the pressures of creative industries. This combination — personal insight, industry experience, and professional training — shapes how I work and why I’m drawn to these communities.

At the heart of my practice is the therapeutic relationship — built on trust, collaboration, and genuine human respect. My aim is to offer a space that feels safe, non-judgmental, and authentic, where you can feel truly seen and heard.

Counselling Training:

Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills

Additional Education & CPD:

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, 2:1 (University of Westminster)
Current Training: I am working towards a certificate in 'Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients'
Recent CPD includes: Beyond the Student Mental Health Crisis Webinar; Navigating Student Life As A Trans+ Student Webinar; Neurodiversity and Trauma Online Conference; Understanding Vicarious Trauma & Building Personal Resilience Online Workshop; Private Practice Workshop; Self-Harm & Neurodiversity Workshop for Professionals.

I’m committed to lifelong learning and regularly undertake CPD to deepen my practice, reflect on my work, and stay current with ethical and social issues in the field.

I continue to grow as a practitioner with care and curiosity, guided by the BACP Ethical Framework, with regular clinical supervision.

Counselling Experience

Wellbeing in the Arts (April 2023 – Present)
I’m proud to be part of the qualified counsellor pool at Wellbeing in the Arts, a specialist mental health service supporting people working in creative industries. After initially joining as a placement counsellor, I was drawn to the organisation’s values, mission, and nuanced understanding of the unique challenges faced by creatives. My own lived experience in the arts, combined with my clinical training, informs the online counselling I offer tailored specifically for this community.

BIMM Brighton (September 2024 – July 2025)
At BIMM, a leading creative arts university, I worked with a diverse student body from music, screen and film, and performing arts programs. I provided short-term, one-to-one counselling, both face-to-face and online. This role deepened my insight into the pressures young adults and emerging artists and creators face, and enriched my understanding of supporting neurodivergent clients navigating academic and creative demands.

How I Can Help

I work exclusively with adults across the UK, offering one-to-one online counselling tailored to your unique needs and experiences. This individual approach creates a safe, confidential space where you can address immediate challenges, explore your feelings, and support your ongoing journey of self-discovery and growth.

Person-Centred Experiential Counselling

Rooted in empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuine understanding, person-centred counselling is collaborative and non-directive. My role is to listen deeply and support you in finding your own answers, rather than giving advice. This approach helps you reconnect with your inner strengths and navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence.

The experiential element of my practice focuses on your direct feelings and experiences in the moment — not just talking about problems, but engaging with how they affect you here and now. This can lead to deeper insight and more meaningful change.

For more on person-centred counselling, see the BACP website

Supporting Creatives & Arts/Entertainment Professionals

If you work in arts or entertainment, whether as a performer, writer, musician, technician, producer, agent, or in any other role, you may face pressures such as burnout, self-doubt, emotional intensity, or career unpredictability. I understand the demands of these industries and offer a space where your experiences are honoured, your challenges acknowledged, and your creativity valued.

Neurodivergent-Affirming Support

I work with many neurodivergent clients - whether autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, OCD, dyslexic, dyscalculic, dyspraxic, living with Tourette’s, or exploring whether these experiences resonate for them.

In our work together, neurodivergence is understood as part of the natural diversity of human minds. I aim to create a space where traits and differences are respected, not pathologised, and where your experiences can be explored without assumption or judgement.

I also recognise that being neurodivergent can bring real challenges - both in navigating a world that isn’t always accommodating and in living with aspects of yourself that may feel unpredictable, intense, or hard to manage. Therapy offers room for all of that: the strengths, the struggles, and the uncertainty.

Together, we’ll explore what it means for you - finding ways to support your wellbeing, creativity, and self-understanding in ways that feel authentic and sustainable.

Clients Have Said...

"Lauren is very understanding, listens attentively, shows that she cares, and is overall very empathetic in a way that helps one to validate their feelings and/or actions. I felt listened to and not judged. Discussing my feelings and where they potentially came from was of immense help for my own self-reflection and to feel more at peace within myself. It also helped me to pinpoint certain difficulties I was having in order to work on them."

"Thank you again for all the support and space you have given me over the last 6 months. It has honestly made a huge difference to me and my life. I feel like I know and understand myself in a whole new way."

If you feel ready to explore how counselling can support you, please get in touch to arrange a free introductory call. I’d love to meet you and see how we might work together: contact@speaktolauren.com

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