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Laura Ferguson, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 8 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression

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Laura Ferguson helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She focuses on practical support for self-esteem, motivation and coping with life changes. Laura works with people concerned about trauma, intimacy, LGBT issues, anger, career pressures and compassion fatigue.

She also offers help for blended family issues, commitment worries, infidelity and loneliness. Laura draws on eight years of professional experience in independent practice, charities and custodial settings. She believes people already hold useful strengths and aims to make those strengths clearer.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth, with room to reflect and to plan small, manageable steps forward. Her approach mixes client-centred talking with goal-focused strategies from cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing. She may also explore deeper patterns using psychodynamic ideas when that helps someone make sense of repeating difficulties.

The aim is to match methods to what each person needs, rather than using a fixed formula. In a typical session Laura listens closely, helps set realistic goals and suggests simple practical actions to try between meetings. She supports people dealing with obsessive thoughts, seasonal mood changes, self-harm concerns and workplace problems.

The pace is set by the person in therapy and shaped by their immediate priorities. Laura works in English and sees clients in the United Kingdom. She is listed as an NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred).

If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through next steps and the available session formats.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Laura often uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening, understanding and helping a person find their own solutions. This approach suits people who need space to talk and to be helped to recognise their own strengths.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, a practical method that looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and tests small changes. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, obsessive thoughts and workplace stress.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then agree on a mix of methods to try. Plans are reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different routines and needs. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving and other commitments.

What concerns does Laura support?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family problems, plus trauma, intimacy issues and workplace difficulties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. She listens, helps set realistic goals and suggests practical steps to try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

Laura has eight years of professional experience working in independent practice, charities and custodial settings.

What credentials and location apply?

She is an NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 8 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

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Laura Ferguson, NCPS

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety