Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Anxiety
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Burnout
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Gender identity concerns
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Health anxiety
Identity concerns
Maternity
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Other phobia
Panic disorder
Perfectionism
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Somatoform disorder
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Women's health
Mrs

Laura Rusk

 
(
She/Her
)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

BA(Hons), Msc, PG Cert LI CBT, PG Dip HI CBT
kingston upon hull

Laura is an accredited CBT and Specialist GSDR Therapist with over 10 years experience. She aims to help you achieve your goals and empower you to become your own therapist.

Book a session

Insurers

No items found.

Languages

English

About me

Laura is an accredited CBT Therapist with many years experience working within NHS mental health services as a therapist and clinical supervisor to qualified and trainee therapists. She is fully accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Laura completed her CBT training at the University of Sheffield and has since completed additional accreditation to become a Pink Therapy Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversities Therapist. As a CBT practitioner, Laura has a wealth of experience in clinical settings whilst working in NHS Talking Therapies services across the UK as well as forensic mental health within the prison service. Laura delivers evidence based therapy to clients aged 16 + with a range of emotional or psychological difficulties whilst ensuring a strong therapeutic relationship. Laura can support and guide you to learn how to challenge and break the cycle that is maintaining your difficulties. She works with Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, Specific phobias, PTSD, Clinical Depression, OCD, Health Anxiety, Low Self-Esteem, Perfectionism, Stress Management and adjustment to physical health conditions. Outside of clinical practice Laura works as a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Hull teaching CBT at primary and secondary care level.

Area I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Anxiety
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Burnout
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Gender identity concerns
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Health anxiety
Identity concerns
Maternity
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Other phobia
Panic disorder
Perfectionism
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Somatoform disorder
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Women's health

Types of therapy I offer

Behavioural Activation
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Trans-diagnostic CBT
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Therapy (CT)

Qualifications

-
-
-

Work experience

-
-
-

Education

-
-
-