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Lara Linder
Services and Therapy
Warm, evidence based, and entirely yours.
I am a passionate and committed CBT therapist, who tailors every session to your needs. With a specialism in cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness, I work to reduce psychological distress and support your overall wellbeing through both short and long term work.
Therapy, to me, means being seen, understood and heard. It is the space to be vulnerable on your hardest days, to set down what you have carried for a long time, and to slowly build resilience and find your way back into daily life. I welcome all ages, cultures and backgrounds, with no judgement.
M.S. Counselling Psychology
Psychology & Psychotherapy
B.A. Psychology
United Kingdom
Licensed Psychologist
Registered
Certified CBT Therapist
Mental health therapist.
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an active, collaborative form of talk therapy designed to help you navigate life's challenges with more ease. CBT recognizes that our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and actions are all deeply interconnected. By learning to gently identify and shift unhelpful or negative thought patterns, you can change how you feel physically and emotionally, creating more positive outcomes in your daily life.
Unlike traditional therapies that might spend a lot of time focusing entirely on your past, CBT is grounded firmly in the present. While we honor your history, our primary focus will be on the difficulties you are facing right now, equipping you with practical tools to manage them today.
The Benefits of CBT:
- Flexible & Tailored to You: Because your goals are entirely personalized, CBT is incredibly effective whether you are looking for short-term support to get through a specific hurdle, or long-term care for deeper, ongoing personal growth.
- Proven Effectiveness: Extensive research shows that CBT is highly effective for a wide and diverse range of mental health challenges. It offers powerful, tangible relief for individuals navigating anxiety, panic disorders, phobias, PTSD, OCD, sleep disturbances, addictions and more. Check out the blog section for more information about CBT.
- Support for Long-Term Health Conditions: Living with ongoing physical challenges—like chronic pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, or other health concerns, is both physically exhausting and emotionally draining. CBT provides a safe space to process the emotional weight of these conditions. By actively lowering stress and anxiety, we can often calm the body's physical nervous system. Together, we will co-create a gentle, practical roadmap for pain management and daily life, helping you reclaim a sense of agency, comfort, and peace over your body.
Sessions & pricing
Simple, transparent sessions
Every journey begins with a free consultation. From there, sessions are flexible and shaped around you. Session prices start at 70€ per session, lower for student and low income individuals. * The price applies for the first few months for the launch of my new website, and will change in the future for new clients.
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Free consultation
20
min
A relaxed first call to meet, ask questions, have a small intake, and see how it feels for the both of us. As the key is to feel comfortable with me, there is absolutely no cost and no pressure, just a comfortable safe space with no judgement, and only empathy.
Standard
Therapy session
50
min
A standard session is 50 minutes, longer sessions of 60-90 minutes can be arranged when needed. CBT, Mindfulness, psychotherapy and tools will be used in therapy.
Offer for Sliding Scale Rate
Student and low income rate
50
min
I firmly believe that quality mental health support should stay within reach, regardless of financial circumstances. A limited number of reduced-rate slots are reserved specifically for actively enrolled university students and low-income individuals, please provide documentation.
OCD Support
Evidence-Based ERP Therapy
50
min
A standard session is 50 minutes, unless discussed otherwise. Using Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, the gold standard for OCD recovery, for intrusive thoughts and compulsions.
- How to pay: a receipt or invoice is provided for every session, which you may submit to your insurance company. Please note that insurance assignments are not accepted.
Cancellation Policy
I understand that your time is valuable, and I am committed to providing high-quality therapy and therapy sessions. To make the most of our time, it’s important that we mutually agree on the start and end times of each session. If a session needs to be cancelled by either of us, the following clear and fair cancellation policy applies:
- Cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance are free of charge, if it is within 24 hours, the full session fee will be charged.
- In case of missed appointments without prior cancellation, a full session fee will be applied.
- If you do not show up after 15 minutes and there is no communication, the session will be fully charged.
- Reschedules are allowed, they have to be made 24 hours before, or else it will count as a missed session.
- Emergency situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, with the possibility of fee waivers.
- If the therapist cancels the appointment, ofcourse you incur no costs.
I appreciate your trust and will strive to provide you with reliable and consistent service. This policy ensures fairness while maintaining a professional and respectful working relationship.
Approach and Therapy Policies
No concern is too small, and no burden is too heavy. If it matters to you, it matters for therapy. Let's take the first step together.
Sessions available online, how you feel comfortable whether its via video call, phone call, or messaging. *No waiting list
20 min introductory call
50 minute call
What to Expect
1
First introduction
After scheduling your slot or reaching out, look out for a confirmation email from Lara. It will include your preferred therapy meeting link and everything you need to know. Have questions? Ask away, or we'll chat at our session!
2
A warm welcome
Going into your first session might feel excited or even anxious and scared, and that is entirely okay. There is no right or wrong way to "do" therapy, and you don’t need to have everything figured out before we meet. Come exactly as you are; we will take it one gentle step at a time.
3
Personalized Care
No two individuals walk the same path. Lara takes the time to listen to your story, your thoughts, worries, doubts and hopes and find a path to help you and achieve your goals again, with a mixture of CBT, mindfulness, grounding techniques and anything that may help you.
4
Ongoing Support
As your journey continues, sessions evolve with your progress, there is no limit or set number of sessions you have to commit to. Healing is not linear, we move at your pace, and you decide how long our collaborative journey lasts. You can stop, pause, or continue whenever it feels right for you.
"Reaching out isn't a sign of weakness. It is a profound act of courage that says: I am worth fighting for."
"Therapy isn't about fixing what is 'broken' within you. It is about uncovering the strength, clarity, and peace that have been there all along."
