Laura Ward, BACP

Laura Ward is a counsellor who works with people facing life’s difficult moments. She brings three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. Laura helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about their next step.

Laura uses a warm, empathic style to help clients talk through low mood, anxiety and relationship worries. She offers a calm space to look at issues such as emotional abuse, problems with self-worth, and the effects of distressing life events.

She often helps people understand how generational patterns and past losses shape current thinking and feelings. That can make it easier to notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of coping. Laura aims to support people in building resilience and greater self-compassion.

Work with her commonly addresses parenting and family concerns, ADHD and autism-related issues, motivation and confidence, and coping with change. Additional areas she supports include anger, career stress, codependency and body image worries.

Sessions are person-centred and paced by the client. Laura says she sees people as experts in their own story and helps them use their strengths to make change. If someone feels ready to start, she asks them to take the first step and complete the platform matching process so a session can be scheduled.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says so they can feel heard and explore their own solutions; it helps with issues like low self-worth, stress and relationship uncertainty. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and actions and uses straightforward strategies to try new ways of responding to anxiety, depression and difficult behaviours. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and express core emotions and can be useful when work centres on connection, attachment and grief.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss what matters most to the client, try techniques from different approaches in session, and adapt the plan as needs and goals become clearer. Clients and therapist work together to see what feels most helpful.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows people living outside a local area to connect with registered or accredited professionals who can support ongoing work.