The Therapy Initiative, created by Lara Strutt, offers counselling and hypnotherapy, providing a compassionate and non-judgemental space where clients can explore challenges and difficulties, create positive and lasting change, or simply talk through whatever has brought them to therapy.
Lara is a trauma-informed therapist who works in a pluralistic way, meaning that she recognises that every person is unique and that there is no single approach that works for everyone. Lara tailors counselling to your individual needs, goals, and preferences, drawing from a range of therapeutic approaches to provide support that feels right for you. By working collaboratively, we can explore what is most helpful and create a therapeutic experience that supports your personal growth and wellbeing. Lara has experience working with an extensive range of issues and welcomes all enquiries.
Lara’s therapeutic approach also incorporates her extensive experience in hypnotherapy, which she offers either alongside counselling or as a standalone therapy. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help address a wide range of emotional, psychological, and physical symptoms and conditions, as well as supporting positive habit change.
Lara specialises in hypnotherapy for the following:
Stress and anxiety
Panic attacks
Low mood
Self esteem and self confidence issues
Insomnia and sleep issues
Lara offers therapy either face to face or online, with treatment rooms in both Cirencester and Moreton-in-Marsh.
Lara Strutt is a fully trained and qualified counsellor, psychotherapist and hypnotherapist based in the Cotswolds, and is a registered and accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and the National Hypnotherapy Society. She has worked as a counsellor for the mental health charity Mind, as well as running group meditation sessions for the charity. She is also a qualified Hypnobirthing teacher and has worked with numerous parents, using hypnotherapy in preparation for childbirth. She has taught hypnobirthing classes for Bamford, at the renowned Haybarn Spa at Daylesford Farm and also runs retreats both in the UK and abroad.
