Therapy for people who take care of everyone else.
Support in expressing your needs, creating balance, and building deeper, more connected relationships.
I’m Laura Wood, a qualified psychotherapist. I help individuals and couples* stuck in resentment, communicate their needs with clarity and confidence, so they can feel seen, understood, and respected. Learn more about me, here.
I help you understand what your resentment is telling you, so you can say what you need, share the load and feel connected again, to your partner and to yourself.
I work with people via video, email and in-person.
*in my work, the term "couples" refers to two people, this may be a romantic, platonic, professional or familial relationship.
You are someone who cares deeply.
You show up. You give your best.
You make space for others.
But somewhere along the way, you stopped making space for yourself.
You might be:
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Tired from carrying the mental or emotional load.
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Like you’re the one who remembers, organises, plans, and holds it all.
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Wondering whether you even like your partner anymore.
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Unsure how to express what you need without feeling like you’re asking too much.
You’re not selfish for having needs. You're not ungrateful (even if guilt is trying to convince you so!) and you're not falling out of love. Resentment is burying you and we can figure out why and how to move forward.
Start to view resentment as a signal, not a problem to get rid of.
It's understandable if resentment makes you feel like a bad person, it's uncomfortable. But resentment is just information. It's a signal that something has been missed repeatedly and your bearing the weight of it. It points to conversations that haven't happened yet and needs that are unmet. If we can stay with resentment long enough to listen to it, we can make a change.
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As seen in...
I'm very proud to have featured in two issues of Happiful Magazine. In Issue 80, I contributed to an article around navigating finances in relationships. In issue 84, I provided insights around the experience of embarrassment and blushing. You can read both articles online, here! Stylist Magazine included my insights on loneliness and grief in changing friendship groups.
Get in Touch
I offer a free introductory call to offer the space for us to get to know one another and for you to ask any questions you'd like. If this is something you'd like, be sure to mention it in the form!
Get to know me on Social Media
Contacting a therapist can feel like a daunting task and because of this it can be difficult to get in touch.
To help you feel more secure and safe, I've created an Instagram profile which will give you more of an idea of who I am as an individual and how I work as a therapist. I invite you take a look!