About Me

About Anchored in Faith

 

Anchored in Faith was born was a deep passion and dream of seeing woman completely living their best lives, after abuse. For so many years I watched woman get their 'happily ever after', but for some reason still unable to live in it. 

The name reflects a journey many will recognise, being anchored to thing that once kept us safe and afloat, but later began to hold us back. The safety net we once created to keep us safe, is actually what is now stopping us from moving forward. It could be that we once needed to be small and quiet, but now life is encouraging us to speak and take up space again, this can often feel frightening as this space is new and unknown, but if we are not careful it can be what also keeps us captured in remaining how we once were. 

This space and work has been created so to learn how to move in this new space, away from abuse, how to release old anchors and gently find our strength inside. 

Faith does not always have to mean something spiritual, it can also mean the faith you have in yourself, to believe again, to trust again and step a step of faith into the next season of life. 

 

 

About Me

Hi, I'm Laura,

I am a qualified Independent Domestic Violence Advisor, who previously worked as a Senior Practitioner for a Domestic Abuse Charity. I have worked within the field of Domestic Abuse for nearly 10years. 

I have experience of supporting young people, men and woman who survived domestic abuse at all levels, but mostly at high risk, MARAC level. 

I have worked both inside refuges and also in the community offering support one to one and also through group settings where I delivered Pattern Changing, as a trained facilitator of Pattern Changing. I also hold a Leadership and Management qualification with the ILM and am a JNC Qualified Youth Worker with Hons. 

I've worked alongside;

  • Woman navigating coercive control
  • Stalking
  • Honour based violence and forced marriage
  • Sexual, financial, physical, and emotional abuse

 

My work is grounding and deeply respectful of lived experiences, I don't believe in quick fixes. I believe in steady, compassionate rebuilding, one step at a time. 

I am not a therapist or neuroscience. I bring years of experience as an IDVA and currently am training as a life coach, as I believe it is important to keep growing. I role is to walk alongside woman with understanding, honesty and care, as they find steadier ground again.

Scope and Boundaries

Anchored in Faith offers private, one to one support for woman (21yrs and over), who have experienced a previous domestic abuse relationship and are now seeking space to rebuild, reflect, and move forward after having to survive. It is a follow on after crisis and after other support work, it is for those who have been through services and but finding themselves still unable to thrive. 

This work is

  • Trauma informed and individual led
  • Grounded in experience and professional knowledge. 
  • Shaped by ongoing learning and clinical supervision.

Anchored in Faith does NOT provide;

  • Therapy, counselling or clinical treatment 
  • Diagnosis or mental health assessment
  • Crisis or emergency support

Support is offered to woman who:

  • Are aged 21+
  • Are not currently in immediate danger
  • Are able to engage in reflective, self led work

If at any point a woman may benefit from therapeutic or specialist clinical support, this will be named honestly and with care, and appropriate signposting encouraged. 

This work is private and self funded. These boundaries exist to protect you, the work, and the integrity of the support offered.