Laurie Roberts

Thank you for taking the time to review my profile. I hope I can be helpful to you, and I look forward to meeting you!

My therapy style is derived from utilizing an eclectic approach, with Reality Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy as its foundation.  This means that our therapy sessions will tend to have themes such as responsibility, setting goals, increasing self-awareness, communication and empathy, making beneficial changes in small, easy steps, and finding effective techniques and solutions.

These recurrent themes contribute to your experience in therapy because they help you to change your mindset and perspectives about your current situation, as well as about the people involved in it. This is often a catalyst for changing old, negative patterns into more positive ones.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS:

What has been the most satisfying part of being a psychologist?

The most satisfying part of being a psychologist is when I see clients make positive changes happen in their life.  Things that they have struggled with in the past have now become more manageable, and this often relieves a lot of stress and anxiety for them. 

When did you know you wanted to become a psychologist?

I knew that I wanted to become a psychologist after teaching in schools for over ten years.  I enjoyed talking with the students and they would often tell me things about themselves that helped me to gain insight into their lives and also explained some of their behaviours in class.  These conversations were more interesting to me than teaching, so counselling seemed like a natural progression for me.