Counsellor profile
Laura Calabro, HCPC
HCPC counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with LauraAbout
- Relationship problems
- Trauma work
- Self esteem
About Laura
Laura Calabro is an HCPC-registered practitioner with 14 years of professional experience across the UK and Italy. She has worked in NHS services and in private practice, and supports people dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression.
Her practice focuses on clear, practical conversations. She helps people talk through family-related stress, grief, intimate issues and the everyday weight of parenting. She also works with concerns around anxiety, addictions and career pressures.
Laura draws on approaches that help stabilise intense emotions and process painful memories. She uses therapies suited to trauma, alongside psychodynamic ideas that look at past relationships and patterns that repeat in adulthood. Sessions aim to make problems easier to manage day to day.
Her work often involves building skills for coping with strong feelings, improving communication and recognising old patterns that affect current relationships. She will discuss different options and what they involve in plain terms, and then agree a plan that fits each person’s situation.
Laura speaks English and Italian. She accepts international clients and offers support for people facing issues connected to family, identity, eating and attention differences. To start, she asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Laura uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach concrete skills for managing overwhelming emotions and improving relationships. DBT can help when anxiety, anger or self-destructive patterns make day-to-day life harder.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a way to process traumatic memories that continue to cause distress. EMDR involves focused processing of upsetting memories so they feel less intrusive over time.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through what each method involves and consider your goals and preferences. Together you decide which techniques to try first, and adjustments are made as you go.
Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as taking a shorter check-in during a lunch break or saving travel time. Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since formats are not listed in the profile. Registered or accredited professionals can deliver effective work remotely, and Laura will help pick a way of working that fits your routine and needs.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Italian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and related issues listed on her profile.
How would she describe her approach?
She uses practical conversations, skills-based work and trauma-focused techniques to help manage strong emotions and process difficult memories.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience, including work within the UK NHS and nine years of practice in Italy.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the HCPC and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.