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RSM and BAPAM Present: Authenticity and Identity in the Performing Arts

What is your identity and why does it matter?

In this session, created by RSM and BAPAM counsellor and psychotherapist, Laura Duester will explore true and false selves, authenticity and what it means in music, pathways to finding an authentic identity - in general and in music and exploring how roles, skills and strengths can impact how you appear in the world and in your career.

Laura is a qualified and accredited counsellor and psychotherapist, providing one-to-one sessions online and in Bicester, Oxfordshire. She works with people experiencing a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, stress, anger, relationship difficulties and low self-esteem.

As a trained dancer and dance teacher with 15 years’ experience in the performing arts sector, Laura is passionate about working with performers, dancers and students. ​She provides a safe and supportive space where you can speak about and process anything that is bothering you, whether related to your career or other life experiences.

Laura is trained in a variety of different styles and tailors her approach according to each client’s individual needs. Her main training is in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy, but she also draws on CBT, positive psychology and creative therapy tools. She is a member of the National Counselling Society.

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