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Laura Edwards, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
7 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

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Laura Edwards is a counsellor with seven years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief or struggles around self‑esteem and motivation. She also supports those coping with trauma, addiction and a range of relationship and intimacy concerns.

Laura believes people know their lives best and she offers steady, respectful help to find practical ways forward. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on what matters to each person and use techniques tailored to everyday life. She draws on client‑centred methods to hear your experience, and uses cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Emotionally focused and attachment‑based perspectives help when relationships and early life experiences shape current difficulties.

Laura has worked across a range of issues including ADHD, body image, parenting strain, bereavement and chronic health challenges. She also offers support around less common concerns such as adoption and foster care questions, kink and alternative sexual cultures, and caregiving stress. Her background helps her balance practical problem solving with emotional understanding.

Sessions are held in English and she accepts international clients. Therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging. Costs vary by location and the service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Laura will work collaboratively to set goals and choose approaches that fit each person’s needs.

How therapy approaches shape online sessions

Attachment‑based work looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and connections, and can help when anxiety or intimacy issues link back to past experiences. Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding your perspective so goals emerge from what matters most to you. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and builds practical steps to change patterns that keep problems going, which is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and daily life, and together they will try methods that seem most helpful. Changes are worked on step by step so the plan fits how someone actually lives and copes.

Online sessions can be tailored to practical needs. Video calls let you use visual cues and mirror face‑to‑face work, while phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check‑in is needed. Live chat and text‑based messaging suit shorter check‑ins, written reflection or people who prefer typing over talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel, and help people keep continuity when life is busy.
Which problems does Laura help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and self‑esteem difficulties, as well as trauma, addictions and relationship and intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is collaborative and down‑to‑earth, using client‑centred listening alongside practical techniques from cognitive and emotion‑focused approaches.
How much experience does she have?
Laura has seven years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging to suit different preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Laura?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
7 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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