Laura Andrews , BACP

Laura Andrews offers support for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She also works with people facing relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strain, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and the practical effects of ADHD. Laura lists women's issues among her focus areas and brings that lens when it is relevant to a client's situation.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental. Sessions aim to be a place where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about openly. She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs, and she encourages plain talk about what is going on rather than clinical jargon.

Laura draws on twelve years of practice and holds BACP registration, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential. That experience includes work with addiction, trauma and motivation concerns as well as longer-standing mood issues.

In sessions she often blends person-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness. She also uses solution-focused steps and motivational interviewing to help people make changes that matter to them.

People meet her for single issues or for longer work to change patterns that have built up over time. The approach is collaborative: she helps people set clear goals, tries small experiments between sessions, and checks in about what is or isn’t helping. The aim is steadier coping and clearer choices as life moves on.

Approaches that suit online therapy and your needs

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are, helping people feel heard and supported while they talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. This approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of their emotions and build self-acceptance.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviours and feelings interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep or eating problems by giving clear steps to try between sessions.

Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple ways to notice the present moment and reduce reactivity to stress. These practices can support coping with cravings, intrusive memories, or persistent worry.

Finding the right approach is a shared task. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences in early sessions and suggest methods that match what the person wants to achieve. Changes are tested in small steps so the plan can be adjusted if something is not helping.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit short check-ins or days when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.