- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Laura
Laura Ward is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who uses a warm, person-focused approach. She applies Client-Centred Therapy alongside practical cognitive techniques to help people feel steadier. She writes simply and meets people where they are with calm, non-judgemental support.
She works with parents on concerns like stress, anxiety and depression, and offers help with parenting pressures and family tensions. Laura also helps with self-esteem, motivation and confidence.
Background and approach
She supports people impacted by trauma, emotional abuse and difficult life changes. Laura draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to look at connection and attachment, and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. Sessions focus on understanding how past experiences shape present feelings and on practical steps that make life easier day to day.
Her approach is collaborative. She listens first, then suggests small, realistic changes and ways to try them between sessions. The aim is to build resilience and increase self-compassion so people can manage hard moments more smoothly.
Laura holds BACP registration, which is listed as a credential. She has three years of professional experience working with a range of concerns. Sessions are offered in English and she sees clients in the United Kingdom as well as international clients by online formats.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step is used so people can connect according to availability. Laura encourages gentle first steps and supports each person at their own pace.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Laura’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and responding to each person's experience so they feel understood and accepted; this approach helps people explore parenting stress, self-worth and emotional overwhelm. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying practical changes, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and managing parenting pressures. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at attachment and emotional connection, helping people understand patterns in close relationships and family interactions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Laura collaborates with clients to identify goals and preferences, then adapts sessions to suit what feels most useful. Together they check progress and change course if something does not feel right.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and people living further afield. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text messaging can suit shorter reflections or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and parenting pressures, plus trauma, relationship and family issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work blends Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas, focusing on listening, understanding attachment, and practical thinking strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience helping people with a range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
She is listed with BACP and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a course of sessions?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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