- Years in practice
- 12
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Laura
Laura Andrews is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and parenting pressures. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and find practical ways to cope. Her approach is gentle and straightforward, aimed at helping people feel more able to face daily challenges.
With twelve years of experience, Laura draws on a range of methods to suit different needs.
Background and approach
She uses client-centred listening to understand each person’s priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Sessions often focus on small, achievable steps.
People are encouraged to try new ways of coping between sessions and to reflect on what works. Motivation and problem-solving are key parts of her work when habits or addictions are involved. Laura pays attention to how past relationships shape current feelings.
She can help with attachment and abandonment worries, body image and issues such as hoarding or impulsivity. Her style mixes practical tools with supportive conversation, depending on what each person needs. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
The first meetings aim to establish priorities and agree what to work on, so people leave with clear next steps.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laura helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy is about being heard. The counsellor listens with attention and follows the person’s own priorities. This helps when someone needs space to sort feelings about parenting, grief or relationship stress.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises and practical tasks to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and addictive behaviours.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk through options and choose methods based on the person’s goals, preferences and everyday life. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs shift.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can work when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura Andrews help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, parenting worries and related issues such as sleep and eating problems.
What is her counselling style like?
Her style is warm and straightforward. She focuses on listening first, then working together to find practical steps and coping strategies.
How long has she been practising?
She has twelve years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP member and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and conducted in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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