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Auckland Psychologist Laura Braid at beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614823411382-LAV3YDS58M0ZTRWERJ2O/Auckland+Psychologist+Laura+Braid+in+warm+blush-toned+office Home - My therapy style I draw from Attachment Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Somatic and Trauma-Informed Therapy including Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. I am also a huge believer in mindfulness-based therapies and the role of nutrition to enhance mental health and overall wellness. I often get asked, why I do what I do? The answer is simple. My heartfelt desire is to help people on their journey of self-awareness, self-compassion, healing and growth. I support my clients to find strength in vulnerability, and to accept and honour all parts of ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614823361584-MF3PAQRKDSBCS0YOK44I/Auckland+Psychologist+Laura+Braid+at+home+relaxed+with+hot+drink Home - My values As a psychologist, I value connection, self-awareness, compassion, acceptance, authenticity, collaboration and integrity in all that I do and have built my practice with these values at its heart. I regularly engage in clinical supervision and psychotherapy for myself, which is an important part of my clinical practice, personal self-care and development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614823530292-G00HRXVI5NHDVGZ0K3YV/Auckland+Psychologist+Laura+Braid+outside+in+sun+reading+book Home - The therapeutic relationship Therapy is all about the therapeutic connection we form. I work from a professional, relaxed, conversation-style approach that is unique to each person I work with. https://www.laurabraidpsychology.co.nz/about daily 0.75 2023-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614475568437-9QD0O9RFMI8CEWUMSAIU/auckland-psychologist-laura-braid-073.jpg About - Hi, I’m Laura. I am an experienced UK trained, NZ Registered Psychologist. I hold the HPCA Act General Scope of Practice, a current annual practicing certificate, and I am also a Full Member of the New Zealand Psychologists’ Society. I was born and raised in Scotland but have called New Zealand home for the last 18 years. Since I was little, I have been drawn to other people’s stories. I loved sitting around the kitchen table in the village where I was brought up, listening and formulating the dynamics being shared by my family. I believe that our stories begin to make sense when we take time to understand the context in which they were created. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614475033433-ISL3LK390HMR5RBBLDQ6/auckland-psychologist-laura-braid-156.jpg About - My approach My biggest aim is to create a safe and supportive place that encourages vulnerability and holds space for powerful healing and growth. I do this using expert care and support, with a holistic, evidence-based approach to psychological therapy. By helping them to balance the natural dance between their mind and body, my clients gain the psychological flexibility and equanimity necessary to thrive in our modern world. Through therapy I support emotional awareness and regulation through attunement, insight and empathy. Clients learn how to notice, accept and regulate their emotional experiences. I am always inspired by the courage, strength and determination of the people who choose to sit opposite me. It is an honour to support them along their journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614475068404-XSWE24J721CEO2PILTMN/auckland-psychologist-laura-braid-101.jpg About - I wholeheartedly believe that I need to be genuinely me when I am with my clients. I am intuitive, compassionate and down to earth. It is in my nature to be playful and humorous, whilst always remaining respectful, focussed, clear and trauma-informed. It is important for me to remain curious, open, and engaged, while being with you in a way that is authentic to who I am and unique to you and your individual needs. I have trained in numerous treatment modalities over the years and my therapy style draws from Attachment Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Somatic, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy and Trauma-Informed Therapy. https://www.laurabraidpsychology.co.nz/resources daily 0.75 2021-03-23 https://www.laurabraidpsychology.co.nz/faqs daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://www.laurabraidpsychology.co.nz/contact daily 0.75 2021-03-10 https://www.laurabraidpsychology.co.nz/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2021-03-18 https://www.laurabraidpsychology.co.nz/newsletter daily 0.75 2021-03-10 https://www.laurabraidpsychology.co.nz/services daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1613943941450-U1F3XXNN8K7DY1JV5WOL/Auckland+Psychologist+Laura+Braid+at+beach+sitting+contemplatively All Services - Trauma-sensitive Yoga Using gentle, invitational and self-directed yoga forms in a safe space, this evidence-based practice can be woven into Individual Therapy Sessions to help you to regain a sense of connection and agency over your body. I have successfully completed the Trauma-Sensitive Yoga 20-hour Foundation Workshop for Health Professionals & Yoga Teachers. This training with the Centre for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI Yoga Program allows me to integrate trauma-sensitive yoga processes into my individual therapy sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1615417504396-6PXJH6FDTSXYYLQX3F9J/auckland-psychologist-laura-braid-093.jpg All Services - Breathwork Our breath is intimately linked to every system in our body. The way we breathe influences our nervous system, and has a reciprocal relationship with our emotions; they mutually affect each other. Breathwork supports you to become aware of your breathing and then actively change it to create physiological, mental or emotional benefits for yourself. Breathwork can be included in your Individual Therapy Sessions as a gentle way to process, understand and manage emotions that are not able to talked through rationally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614822995456-JMSWP0WEFLP15QOF4JFB/auckland-psychologist-laura-braid-098.jpg All Services - iRest Yoga Nidra iRest is an evidence-based meditation protocol that is both integrative and restorative. It is designed to bring the benefits of yogic and meditative practices to the wider population. It can help you to heal unresolved issues and traumas, and to recognise the inner resources and equanimity that is always present within you, amidst all changing circumstances in life. iRest Yoga Nidra meditation can support psychological and spiritual healing. There is a growing body of evidence showing iRest to effectively support the healing process across a broad range of presentations, including PTSD, chronic pain, stress, depression, anxiety and sleep issues. iRest can be practiced by anyone, regardless of physical ability or experience with meditation. I have completed my Level 1 iRest teacher certification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6018cf16956c027691390f0d/1614471291696-LVXVU901YZIUSJHS9J3I/auckland-psychologist-laura-braid-180.jpg All Services - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) $250 (50 MINUTES) 90 MINUTE SESSIONS ARE SOMETIMES PREFERRED, PLEASE ASK FOR MORE DETAILS. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is a powerful, research-based type therapy that is one of the recognised trauma treatments by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Institute for Health and care Excellence (NICE). EMDR therapy is an integrative treatment approach that consists of eight-phases. It is a comprehensive approach that addresses the physiological storage of our memories and how it informs our experiences. EMDR helps people to recover from problems triggered by traumatic events in their lives. EMDR suggests that when a person is involved in a traumatic event, they may feel overwhelmed and their brain may be unable to fully process what is going on. The memory of the event can seem to become “stuck” so that it remains very intense and vivid. The person can then re-experience the event via all their senses that were triggered and the full force of the distress they felt whenever the memory comes to mind. EMDR aims to help the brain “unstick” and reprocess the memory properly so that it is no longer so intense. It also helps to integrate the memory. This allows the person to experience less emotional impact from the memory, so that they can think about the event without experiencing such strong feelings. During a session, a traumatic memory is intentionally activated and brought into our working memory. The person is then asked to focus on particular aspects of the memory, while simultaneously tracking the rapid movement of the therapists fingers (or tactile taps or auditory tones). The movements are rapid left to right movements in front of the person’s eyes. This is the bilateral stimulation part of EMDR. These side-to-side movements are though to effectively stimulate the “stuck” processing system in the brain so that it can reprocess the information more like a non-traumatic memory. Therefore, reducing the memory’s intensity, vividness and emotional charge. Change is understood to be a by-product of reprocessing due to the alteration of memory storage and the linkage to adaptive memory networks. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved. This effect may be similar to what occurs naturally during our REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, when our eyes move rapidly from side to side as our brain processes the events of the day. Some research suggests that EMDR is effective because concentrating on another task whilst processing a distressing memory gives the brain more work to do. When the brain is not giving its full attention to processing the memory, it starts to become less vivid. This allows the person to integrate the memory, distance themselves from it and begin to remember the event in a more helpful and manageable way. 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