Clinic Director
Lead Therapist

Dr Laura Fontaine

BSc, MSc App Psy; MSc in Coun Psy; Diploma in Psychotherapy, CPsychol, DPsych, MBPsS (Acred), MBABCP. HCPC, EMDR and BCT therapist.

Experience

Laura Fontaine is a fully qualified, experienced, self-motivated and creative Integrative Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and is registered with the

  • Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • British Psychological Society (BPS) and with the
  • British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Laura Fontaine received an award from

‘2008 Places For People’ The Gold Award for Worklessness.

This award recognises exceptional holistic psychological support for those seeking employment, education and training.

Laura Fontaine won the 

2007 Kush Counselling/Housing services 

for vulnerable people Award for high clinical standards, exceptional client care and client recovery rates and innovative clinical impact for common mental ill health.

In 2011 Laura was 

One of five nominated out of 3,000 

NHS applicants to travel to Uganda to build a Trauma Clinic within a mental health hospital.

Laura Fontaine has considerable experience working both in the NHS, currently working as a Clinical Lead for a large IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) service. She also has experience in voluntary and private sectors acquired over a period of 23 years. She provides individual clinical supervision to Trainees and qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, Trainees Well-being Practitioners, CBT Psychotherapists, Counsellors and generic Mental Health professionals.

Her experience includes providing clinical therapy to both individuals and couples, those with mental ill-health diagnoses, and common mental health problems and enabling vocational and holistic achievement amongst emotional turmoil; using the practice of CBT alone, and a synthesis of CBT with Psychodynamic, Humanistic, and Existentialist concepts for diverse adult client groups. She has the ability to promote recovery and inspire those towards holistic wellness, resulting in making positive changes in people’s lives. She is able to achieve this by creating a safe and friendly atmosphere that encourages an optimistic transformation in you.​

Areas of Expertise

Depression

Health anxiety

Bipolar Disorder

Identity issues

Stress

Depression

Anger

Addictions 

Panic Attacks

Immigration/asylum Social-adjustment

Managing Long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, chronic pain and COPD)

Sexual dysfunction

Post natal depression

Chronic pain/Fatigue

Sleep problems

Bereavement

Low Self Esteem 

Generalised Anxiety

Relationship difficulties

Work Stress

Obsessions and compulsions (OCD)

Trauma-related issues (PTSD)

Frustration about not living up to own expectations

Her clinical work has taken her both nationally and internationally, where she has taken part in developing a trauma unit for a mental health hospital in Uganda and has spoken on improving clinical interventions at Government establishments in the UK.

Laura Fontaine has presented at health care professional conferences, with topics including:’ Racial identity and mental distress; improving psychological & vocational interventions for BAME’ clients and facilitated various mental health workshops at City Hall. She has written on and evaluated mental health services and service user feedback for East London NHS trust’s, Akaba Project and received an ‘innovative young people’s mental health’ award in 2008 & 2010, for reaching high clinical/vocational standards for hard-to-reach young people.

She has also contributed within the clinical research field by completing a verified and accredited academic thesis on “identity and psychological distress”.​

 

Dr Laura Fontaine is an academic and research expert on Racial Identity theory; the concept of cultural competency and of how these theories and concepts can be applied to practice, strategy and decision making. She has a good understanding for over 23 years of the public-sector context and local experience and knowledge (particularly in East London), as well as working in the community and the voluntary sector. Additionally, holding a track record for over 8 years in delivering relevant training / consultancy on Racial Identity & Racial Trauma; with several years of research conducted for PHD dissertation and publication.

She acquires a qualified Teaching certification – lecturer in Psychology and Mental Health in FE College and provides Consultancy services and clinical advice for generic professionals working in Primary & Secondary schools, the NHS and Councils) at various statutory and voluntary organisations aiming to engage culturally appropriately with African/African-Caribbean peoples, particularly young black males in order to promote anti-racist practices. ​

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