Testimonials

[My OCD] “had become so bad I had to give up work, as I was unable to leave the house….Dr. Bowyer was an immense support during what was a clearly horrific & scary period for me….I would wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Bowyer & would be happy to speak to anyone considering her services as a Clinical Psychologist”

(Marco)

“We still use so many of the strategies you taught us and are so grateful to you for opening our eyes and understanding of OCD, and all its various forms and guises.  It's been a huge learning curve, but an important one for us to have been on together”

(Mum of a 9 year old)

“I was struggling before I got therapy with you, and I wanted to reach out to say thank you.

I realise how lucky I am to have had such a positive experience in therapy, and how much it has changed everything and I owe it to you so thank you so much for the work you do”

(Young person, aged 14, treated for vomit phobia, 2021)

“From the outset, Laura made us feel that our daughter was in expert, capable hands. Laura’s manner is calm and reassuring, and she quickly formed a good relationship with our daughter, who felt comfortable opening up to her about her challenges. As well as the weekly sessions with our daughter, Laura ensured that we were kept up to date with our daughter’s progress in the form of regular meetings (with or without our daughter). We found these sessions very valuable and Laura answered all our questions in a kind, professional manner. Overall, we would highly recommend Laura as a trusted professional who has helped our daughter face her challenges and who has given her the confidence and strength to face them again, should the need arise”

(Parents of a 15 year old, treated for OCD, 2022)

It is hard to find the right words to say how much Dr Bowyer has helped our family in the last five months. Our daughter was suffering from extreme anxiety and severe OCD amongst other things. Dr Bowyer gave our daughter plenty of  tools and guidance to overcome huge hurdles.  The sessions were family based and this helped us as parents immeasurably, not only to better understand what the process to recovery looked like, but also enabling us to play an active role in that recovery.  Dr Bowyer helped us all to unlearn many patterns which in these circumstances demand different approaches to those we might assume are the right ones. The difference in our daughter now is incomparable, so much so that other parents have asked for Dr Bowyers details for their own children.

(Parents of a 10 year old, treated for OCD & anxiety, 2022)

Dr. Bowyer has been a huge help for our 10 year old daughter with her OCD and us as a family, over a difficult period where we couldn’t find any more answers and tools as parents to be able to support her. 

Her magnificent communication skills build up an excellent connection with our daughter so she could opened and talked about her issues easily.

In my daughter’s words, “I couldn’t talk to anyone about my feelings because I didn’t want to upset them and talking to Laura helped me share my feelings and open up my confidence.’’

(Parents of a 10 year old, treated for OCD, 2023)

I can't recommend Dr Laura enough. My young son is diagnosed with autism and ADHD, which many of her peers wanted to steer clear of, but she has been brilliantly flexible in trying different approaches to find one that works best for him.

She was happy to work with me, his mum, so that I was able to support him between the sessions. He has made excellent progress and his life is completely different to how it was when therapy began. We feel very fortunate to have had her as his doctor. 

(Parent of an 9 year old, treated for OCD, 2024)

I wanted to write to thank you so very much for helping [our son] over the past year. You have been a lifeline for him. He is a different boy to the one who came to you last year. He is stronger, more confident, more comfortable in his own skin and above all, his depression and anxiety has lifted. I genuinely don’t know what we would have done without you.

(Parents of a 17 year old, treated for PTSD and depression, 2024)