Are you ready to come back home to yourself?
Welcome to Lori Parker Therapy. I offer warm, compassionate counselling for people who are feeling disconnected, overwhelmed and swept along by the ups and downs of life and their cycles. Supporting you to feel understood, grounded and at home with yourself.
feeling overwhelmed and tired of having to hold it all in?
Welcome! I’m Lori, a qualified therapeutic counsellor based in Manchester, offering sessions online and outdoors.
It can be exhausting, overwhelming and isolating when you are constantly masking who you really are and ignoring your true needs just to get through the day. It often leaves us feeling anxious and struggling to know where we belong.
My journey into counselling was shaped by my own lived experiences navigating trauma, identity, and belonging as an AuDHD, queer, Black mixed-race woman and mother. I know firsthand how heavy life can be when you are a sensitive soul who feels everything deeply, especially when you are carrying the weight of overwhelm and feeling disconnected from your true self.
As a counsellor, I work in a really relational and collaborative way, using my own lived experiences alongside my professional training to create a neuro-affirming, culturally sensitive therapeutic space that I hope feels supportive and understanding.
I work with clients who are looking for a safe-enough container where they can go at their own pace and have space for whatever their nervous system needs. In a session with me, you don’t have to have it all figured out. Your feelings get to be felt and seen just as they are, supporting you to feel more understood, grounded and at home with yourself.
support for your whole self
Are you completely overwhelmed?
You are chronically worried, your nervous system is burnt out. It’s exhausting trying to survive in a world that doesn’t feel like it was built for you. I hold space where you don’t have to hold it all in because I’m not afraid of your big feelings. We can hold it together.
Struggling to honour neurodivergent needs?
Sensory overload is feeling hard to manage, everyday task are overwhelming, emotional regulation feels out of reach and to top it off it’s like your menstrual cycle is magnifying it all! I offer a supportive, neuro-affirming space where you can explore how you can support your neurodivergent needs in cycle-aware, realistic, sustainable and compassionate ways.
Not sure where you belong?
You are processing the complexities of navigating life across different intersections, including race or sexuality. If you feel unsure of where you fit, or isolated by the invisible weight of systemic oppression, discrimination, or just feeling different, we can work together to explore who you are, helping you step into your true identity with pride.
Navigating a shift in season?
You are navigating the impact of hormonal shifts and cyclical challenges (like PMDD or endometriosis) or the major life transitions of pregnancy, birth, baby loss, abortion, or postpartum. Whether you are feeling drained by the constant ups and downs of your cycle, or finding yourself turned completely upside down by the path to parenthood, I bring my knowledge and experience as a cycle coach and former doula directly into our work to help you find your feet.
my services
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50-minute weekly sessions held over Zoom. The same warm & compassionate support as in-person sessions from the comfort of your own home.
£55 per session
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50-minute weekly sessions outdoors in South Manchester. I offer warm, compassionate counselling, meeting you where you are at and holding space for you with care and respect, whatever you bring into the therapy room.
£55 per session
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Compassionate therapy to support you with perinatal mental health and your journey to motherhood. I hold space for women and birthing parents as they navigate fertility, trying to conceive, pregnancy, loss, birth, infant feeding and the postnatal period.
£55 per session
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An hour long session to talk through your birth experience, however it unfolded. I aim to support you in making sense of your experience, support you to feel heard and validated and offer an impartial
perspective from an experienced birth professional. Includes a follow up summary to support deeper reflection beyond our session.£75 per session (including follow up email)
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Over 3 sessions this technique works to take the edge off the challenging feelings that can show up after a difficult, unexpected, or traumatic birth. It works by using your innate ability to heal through deep relaxation and guided use of your memory and imagination so you can better integrate your experiences.
£240 for 3 sessions -
A programme of 6 x weekly, 50-min sessions to help you get to know your menstrual cycle and bring cycle awareness into your daily life. We’ll explore menstrual cycle awareness, work to understand your unique rhythms and develop practical ways to work with your cycle rather than against it.
£300 upfront or £55 per session
If you’re interested in working with me, the first step is for us to have an initial 20-minute consultation over Zoom. This isn’t a therapy session but a chance for us to see if we’re a good fit, for you to get a feel for how I work, and to share a little about what you’re hoping to get from therapy. Fill out the form below so I can book in your call.
let’s work together
and here you are living
despite it all- Rupi Kaur