About Laura
Laura Disley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She supports clients dealing with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and LGBT-related issues. She also offers help for sleep and eating problems, low self-esteem, career stress, and life changes.
With ten years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she aims to work alongside each person rather than prescribe fixes.
Background and approach
Laura encourages people to use their own strengths and to take small, manageable steps towards change. She frames therapy as a shared process where the client’s goals guide the work. Her style is warm and practical.
Sessions focus on clear, achievable goals and on techniques that fit into everyday life. She uses mindfulness-based ideas to help manage anxiety and solution-focused strategies to build on what already works for the client. Laura also draws on client-centred and existential approaches to help people reflect on meaning, values and choices.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants support making a change, such as reducing addictive behaviours or improving routines. These approaches are combined to suit each person’s needs. People who choose Laura can expect straightforward, calm conversation and practical tools to try between sessions.
If you are thinking about starting, check the booking process and session options before you schedule.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Laura is listed here; the rest shows what else Laura works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions and emphasises listening and empathy to help someone feel heard and make their own choices. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to reflect on feelings and decisions.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and manage anxious thoughts. It is useful for everyday worries, sleep problems and for building small habits that change how someone copes day to day.
Finding the right approach is often part of the early work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, life demands and preferences, then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person appointment is hard to schedule. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises and practical tasks between meetings to build change into everyday routines.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, and LGBT-related matters, among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and practical, focusing on the client’s goals and strengths and using short-term tools alongside reflective conversation.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience working with a range of concerns and uses that experience to tailor sessions to each person.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients; confirm any practical details during the booking process.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options with the service before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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