Laura Howard, BACP
Laura Howard is a counsellor who aims to make it easier to talk about what feels hard.
About Laura
Laura Howard is a counsellor who aims to make it easier to talk about what feels hard. She offers a calm, listening presence for people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or depression. Sessions are intended to help clients feel heard and begin to make small, practical changes that matter in daily life.
Laura trained in psychodynamic and humanistic approaches and brings both perspectives into her sessions. She works in a warm, empathic way that focuses on understanding patterns from the past and how they show up now.
Background and approach
This practical curiosity helps people notice connection styles, attachment patterns and repeating reactions that cause distress. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has five years' experience working in independent practice. Laura has particular experience supporting people from the LGBT community and those affected by adoption and foster care arrangements.
Laura completed a certificate in adoption counselling and uses that knowledge to help people explore identity, shame, loss and attachment questions linked to adoption and special guardianship. She also supports people facing relationship strain, intimacy difficulties, eating concerns and life changes. In a first session she will listen to what matters most and discuss how to work together.
Conversations are straightforward and focused on what the person wants to change, understand or cope with next. That collaborative start helps clients decide whether the way she works feels like a good fit.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 381971 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
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Online support
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape the way people connect now. Online sessions can help someone notice patterns of closeness, avoidance or anxiety and practise new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the work with a focus on listening, acceptance and supporting self-directed change. This approach is useful for people needing a non-judgemental space to talk through feelings and choices. Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences influence present behaviour and emotions, which can be useful for understanding repeated relationship problems and unresolved loss.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and Laura will work with clients to decide what fits best. She invites collaboration on goals, pacing and which methods to use, so the plan evolves from the client's needs and preferences rather than being fixed at the start.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and building rapport, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and text options allow brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These formats can help fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals and therapists.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Laura help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief and depression and related issues such as relationship strain, intimacy concerns and eating difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines client-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking about past patterns and attachment-based exploration of relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in independent practice and offering counselling to a range of people.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a cancellable subscription. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
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