Laura Howard , BACP

Laura Howard is a fully qualified and insured integrative therapist and a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She blends training from psychodynamic and humanistic traditions to offer a flexible, person-focused approach that attends to both past patterns and present experience. Her practice has included work with people across the LGBT community and clients of differing ages, reflecting a commitment to inclusive care.

Laura recently completed a certificate in adoption counselling and is equipped to support those affected by adoption and special guardianship orders. She works with birth parents, adoptive parents, adoptees, and other family members, addressing issues such as attachment patterns, shame, loss, and questions of personal or cultural identity. Her background also informs support for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, relationships, intimacy, eating and body image issues, parenting, career challenges, and coping with life changes.

Known for a warm and empathic manner, Laura aims to provide a personal and safe space where people can be heard and better understood. The first session is an opportunity to consider how to work together, ask questions about her way of working, and explore the main issues a client wishes to address and how therapy might help in that process.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and managing emotions; online sessions using this approach help clients explore attachment patterns, separation or abandonment concerns, and difficulties in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's lived experience and the therapist's empathic, non-directive stance, creating space for people to find their own insights and make choices that feel right for them. Psychodynamic Therapy explores unconscious influences and recurring themes rooted in past experiences, supporting people who want to understand deeper patterns that affect their behaviour and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Laura will work collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will review progress and adjust direction so the work feels useful and relevant.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for busy lives and for those who prefer remote access. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different locations, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with licensed professionals and therapists.