Counsellor profile
Laura Howard, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting issues
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- Attachment focus
- Psychodynamic work
- Client centred
About Laura
Laura Howard is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship tensions, parenting strain and identity questions. Laura also lists work related to eating and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem and career concerns.
She draws on attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic approaches in her practice. Sessions focus on talking through what is happening now, understanding early patterns, and noticing how relationships shape feelings and choices. The emphasis is on clear, steady conversations rather than technical jargon.
Laura has particular experience supporting people connected to adoption and foster care. That includes birth parents, adoptive parents, adoptees and others affected by adoption and special guardianship arrangements. She pays attention to issues such as attachment patterns, shame, loss and questions of personal or cultural identity.
People who value a reflective, relational approach will find practical ways to look at repeating patterns. Initial meetings are used to set goals and agree how to work together. Sessions are described plainly and aim to help people manage day-to-day pressures alongside deeper history.
Her background includes training in psychodynamic and humanistic models and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works in English and does not accept international clients through this service. Costs vary with location and sessions use a cancellable subscription payment model.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Laura uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions; this can help with attachment concerns, shame, and patterns in close relationships. Client-centred therapy is also part of her practice and focuses on listening and responding to what a person says, helping them find their own solutions. Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice repeating themes from the past and how they appear in present life.Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Laura will work with each person to decide which approaches suit their needs and goals. That choice is collaborative and may change as sessions progress.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day, or offering alternatives when camera use is difficult. Many registered or accredited professionals use online sessions to keep continuity of care and make regular appointments more practical.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, plus parenting and intimacy-related issues.
What is her counselling style?
Her approach blends attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ways of working, emphasising reflective conversation about current patterns and past experience.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience as a practising counsellor and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP, as stated in her profile.
Can she work with people who do not speak English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients through this service.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
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.