Laura Batten

Kia ora,

I’m Laura! A registered counsellor based in Wellington City, offering in-person sessions locally and online counselling across Aotearoa.

I work with adults navigating anxiety, overwhelm, life transitions, and more. I’m particularly passionate about working with women carrying a lot of responsibility, whether that’s in high-pressure careers like law, government, or corporate roles, in the less visible work of running a household and holding a family together, or often balancing both worlds at once. However, I welcome anyone who feels stuck, stretched thin, or simply in need of a space to slow down and be heard.

Much of my work explores inherited patterns and roles, and the spoken and unspoken rules about worth, responsibility, and what you owe others, all of which can shape how we move through the world.

I support clients navigating:

• Anxiety
• Relationships
• Womens Issues
• Workplace challenges
• Sex and sexuality
• Chronic illness
• Guilt/Shame
• Trauma
• Self-esteem/self-image
• Life changes

My approach is collaborative and client-led, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, and Client-Centred Practice. Sessions are a space to slow down, reflect, and untangle at your pace, whether that means practical tools or simply somewhere to think out loud and be heard.

I welcome adults of all genders and am committed to providing an inclusive, non-judgmental space.

Previous work includes Kowhai Therapeutic Services and the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective.