Laura-Maria Schober

Laura-Maria Schober is a somatic coach and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) practitioner at Dental & Wellness London. Her work focuses on the body-level dimensions of psychological experience — where the body holds patterns the mind hasn't yet named, and where regulating the nervous system precedes (and outperforms) trying to think one's way out of distress.The training: MSc in Psychology providing the academic and clinical foundation. EMCC accredited coach (European Mentoring and Coaching Council) — one of the major coaching accreditation bodies. Somatic Experiencing training — Peter Levine's body-based trauma framework. MBCT training — the 8-week structured programme developed by Mark Williams and colleagues with substantial randomised-trial evidence for anxiety, depression recurrence prevention, and chronic stress management.What Laura personally delivers at DWL: somatic coaching sessions for stress, anxiety, dental phobia, body-based dimensions of psychological experience; the MBCT 8-week programme (£880 total · weekly 2-hour group sessions plus 45-minute daily home practice); contributions to dental anxiety pathways for patients undergoing dental treatment; the Integrative Joint Consultation pathway with Vee for cases where the dental and somatic dimensions need integrated work.Dental anxiety is one of the most common reasons patients see Laura at DWL. The combination of somatic preparation (regulating the nervous system before dental visits) and MBCT (changing the relationship to anxious thoughts) often substantially reduces the experience of dental treatment. For patients who've avoided dental care for years because of anxiety, this pathway opens up the possibility of treatment they thought was closed.Laura is clear about scope: coaching and somatic practice are distinct from psychotherapy. She's not a registered psychotherapist (BACP/UKCP). For patients needing psychotherapy specifically, GP referral or specialist psychotherapy services may be more appropriate. She's clear about this at consultation.