Laura Tapio

This is your story. You are the expert of your own life, and my role is to shape the therapeutic process around your needs. Together, we work at a pace that allows us to slow down and attend to what unfolds beneath the surface. Change is approached with care rather than urgency, remaining anchored in embodied experience.
We begin with what feels most pressing for you. Over time, reoccurring patterns emerge – thoughts, feelings, ways of coping that once helped you adapt, but may no longer serve you. Within a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship, these tendencies can be acknowledged and reshaped – redirecting your strengths to support a life that feels more present and meaningful.
Throughout our work together, we return to attentive presence - listening to the body and to what experience is asking to be known. As a sense of safety develops, emotions need not be controlled or avoided, but can be faced with honesty and courage. The more fully you dare to feel, the more your sense of self emerges integrated. This might also mean discovering parts of yourself that have long felt distant or disjointed.
The therapeutic space can be understood as a relational microcosm, where patterns of connection, communication, and understanding come into focus. What is revealed in this collaborative process often extends beyond the therapy room. These insights can support a deeper connection with yourself and others as you navigate everyday life. Rather than offering quick fixes, the aim is to support your development of a robust self-awareness and a compassionate inner stance – capacities that will continue to guide you through the complexities and uncertainties of life.

I invite you to reach out, even if you struggle express your situation. Often the heaviest parts of our experience have no words. Here, you do not need to edit yourself or measure the weight of your experiences. Even the smallest or messiest parts of your story can be spoken aloud and met with care.

Psychologist in Private Practice (2026– )

Yoga Teacher – Osmos Studio, Berlin (2024– )
- Breath-based and somatic practices

Refugee Counsellor – Devai Inn/ UN, Hungary (2023-2024)
- Counselling for displaced individuals and social workers

Youth Mental Health Volunteer – @ease, Rotterdam (2023–2024)
- Walk-in and chat emotional support

Wellbeing Coach – University of Jyväskylä, Finland (2022)
- Student mental health support and psychoeducation

Psychedelic Science Collective – Erasmus University Rotterdam (2022)
- Education & dialogue on psychedelic research

MSc. Clinical Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2022
BSc. Psychology, Tilburg University, 2020


Advanced training:
NICABM (National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine)
• Working with Clients Who Feel Stuck (2026)
• Treating Perfectionism (2025)

Psychedelics Today
• Psychedelic Integration & Self-Care (2021)
• Navigating Psychedelics for Clinicians (2020)

Aham Yoga
• Pranayama Yoga Teacher Training (2024)