Dr Lauren Rooney - Clinical Psychologist

27/04/2026

Updated therapy room availability from August 2026:

I'm offering 4 hours half day for £30 and full day (8 hours) for £50. Hour long ad hoc sessions are also available at £10 per hour.

The building is open 24 hours with staffed reception 8.30-5.30 weekdays.

Currently the people who have signed up for August have taken:
- Monday 8.30am -2.30pm
- Tuesday 4-8pm
- Thursday 9am - 8pm
- Saturday afternoons (times not confirmed yet)

Please get in touch with me Dr Lauren Rooney - Clinical Psychologist at lauren@drlaurenrooney.com for more information or to book a viewing

19/04/2026

From August there will be room to rent in central Bournemouth for talking therapies. My lovely colleague will be moving on to a bigger room meaning the clinic will have space to rent every day except Mondays. Please get in touch to arrange a viewing, discuss your needs and secure your space.

17/04/2026

23/02/2026

If you're a qualified CAP looking for a lovely part time job in Southampton, check out NHS jobs this week. We're a wonderful psychology team on a functional older people's ward. It's an easy commute and a lovely team. Please join us! Search "CAP" in Southampton on NHS jobs

02/02/2026

When you visit me on a Monday morning, you might be hoping there's a coffee shop nearby. You'll now always find outside the building, and you're welcome to bring your drink into the clinic room.

31/12/2025

Ending the year on a high note. Watching the sun set over Bournemouth Pier and reflecting on everything achieved in 2025. It’s been a privilege serving the community this year. I'm looking forward to seeing what 2026 brings

24/11/2025

Soothing Your Nervous System: Essential Techniques

The nervous system, particularly the autonomic nervous system (ANS), controls your body's response to stress. It has two main parts: the sympathetic nervous system (the "fight-or-flight" response) and the parasympathetic nervous system (the "rest-and-digest" or soothing system). The techniques below are designed to activate the soothing parasympathetic system to quickly reduce feelings of anxiety, panic, and emotional overwhelm. Soothing Rhythm Breathing (SRB)...

The nervous system, particularly the autonomic nervous system (ANS), controls your body’s response to stress. It has two main parts: the sympathetic nervous system (the “fight-or-flight…

17/11/2025

Tired of Your Anxiety Calling the Shots? Anxiety can often feel like a core part of who you are, making you feel trapped and powerless. However, in therapy, we use a powerful technique called Externalizing—which means separating you from the problem. We're going to stop thinking of anxiety as "my anxiety" and start seeing it as an intrusive, unhelpful character we can challenge....

Tired of Your Anxiety Calling the Shots? Anxiety can often feel like a core part of who you are, making you feel trapped and powerless. However, in therapy, we use a powerful technique called Exter…

14/11/2025

The Problem: Being an Oak Tree Imagine a giant, sturdy Oak Tree in a fierce storm. The oak is proud of its strength and stiffness. When the wind blows, it resists with all its might. It tenses up and stands firm, fighting to keep its posture and refuse to move. The Oak Represents: Resistance: Trying to rigidly control or fight unwanted thoughts, feelings, or circumstances....

The Problem: Being an Oak Tree Imagine a giant, sturdy Oak Tree in a fierce storm. The oak is proud of its strength and stiffness. When the wind blows, it resists with all its might. It tenses up a…

07/11/2025

Healing from trauma, whether a single, significant event or multiple, complex traumas, can be a difficult and challenging process. When we're in the process of healing, it can be painful and hard to remember why we began our therapy journey. To highlight the importance of exploring and working through trauma, I've created some slides that use a physical health metaphor to illustrate the process (with some AI-generated cartoons to help bring the point home!).

06/11/2025

NHS days are always super busy and whizz by! Today is a slower one to catch up from a busy few days on the ward and in clinic

Morning - neuropsychology supervision group to discuss dementia assessments, and older people's psychology business meeting

Afternoon - preparing reports, preparing for our new 1st year Trainee Clinical Psychologists starting placement with us next week and other little admin bits