“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

-Carl Rogers.

About Lori Fitzgerald

My name is Lori Fitzgerald and I am a Psychotherapist, Coach-Counsellor, and Professional & Personal Mentor.

I’m also an artist and art therapist (please do visit my Instagram page @lorifitzdoodles).

I am warm, friendly, professional, honest, calm, and a huge introvert when I’m not working.

I love the practice of mindful compassion and taking everything at a pace that calms the nervous system and allows for a greater level of awareness in our lives.

I’m also a neurodivergent therapist and I’m committed to the support of any adult who is seeking to understand their neurodiversity, whether that is Autism Spectrum Conditions, ADHD, ADD, Sensory Processing Disorder, or anything else.

Not your usual therapist

…psychology, art therapy and more…

I didn’t enter the world of coaching and counselling through the standard route of formal counsellor training. Instead, I originally trained in clinical psychology and creative/art therapeutic practices.

During my student years in London I also worked as an architectural assistant, a PR manager, a project manager for fashion shows and a celebrity stylist. I also trained to be a volunteer counsellor with a sexual health charity working evenings and weekends supporting people who had received, or who were expecting to receive, an HIV positive diagnosis.

…returning to my roots…

In 1999 I moved back to Leeds (in beautiful Yorkshire) and accepted a role working for a charity which managed three projects for homeless young people. After that, I moved on to working in a ‘wet’ centre where I supported women with issues around alcohol dependency.

In 2006, while finishing my design degree, I set up the first maternity trauma support group outside of London in the UK. I facilitated fortnightly meetings for women and their partners who had experienced a traumatic birth.

Knowledge, curiosity, and care

…transformative times…

In 2015, as a direct result of client feedback and after another 5 years of study finishing postgraduate qualifications in coaching, sex & relationship therapies, domestic violence advocacy & support, and mindfulness and compassion focussed therapy I decided it was time to combine this accumulation of a lifetime’s intensive study and personal life experiences. I wanted to really push my growing therapy business and offer radical transformative humanist coaching alongside the psychotherapeutic work. And it works.

…understanding myself…

During the 2020/21 pandemic I had to take my private practice online whilst also training in specialist neurodiversity support. This was another transformative time for me both personally & professionally as through the intensity of a global lockdown I was assessed and diagnosed as neurodivergent alongside one of my children. This huge learning curve of understanding and knowledge pushed me once again and I realised how I could better support the clients who choose me as their therapist or mentor. From these deeply planted personal seeds I’ve now grown an even more deeply vibrant therapeutic practice that supports both neurodivergent and neurotypical clients alike.

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