Laura Howard , BACP

Laura Howard is an integrative therapist who combines training in psychodynamic and humanistic approaches to support people through a range of life challenges. She is a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and works in private practice, drawing on different therapeutic models to tailor her work to each person’s needs.

Laura offers therapy for concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief and loss, identity questions, and eating or body image struggles. She has particular experience supporting people affected by adoption and special guardianship, having completed a certificate in adoption counselling. This training enables her to work with birth parents, adoptive parents, adoptees, and other family members who have been touched by adoption-related issues, including attachment patterns, shame, loss and questions of personal or cultural identity.

Her practice has also included work with clients from the LGBTQ+ community across different age groups. Warm and empathic in style, Laura aims to provide a space where people can be heard and understood. The first session is used to explore how therapy might proceed, to answer questions about her approach, and to identify the main issues a person wishes to address and the ways therapy can help.

Attachment-informed and person-centered care online

Laura practices approaches that emphasize relationships and the person's lived experience. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and helps people address difficulties like abandonment, attachment issues, and challenges in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and supporting a person's own pace of change, making it useful for stress, low self-esteem, identity concerns, and life transitions. Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence feelings and behaviour, which can be helpful for understanding recurring difficulties such as relationship problems, grief, or persistent mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Laura works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences, and adjusts her approach over time in partnership with the client. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine techniques to match what will be most useful for the individual.

Online sessions make it possible to access therapy by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and circumstances. These options can reduce travel time, allow people to connect from familiar environments, and provide choices about how they engage in therapy while maintaining the same therapeutic focus and support one would expect in traditional practice.