- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Laura
Laura Disley is a counsellor who helps people facing stress and anxiety, relationship problems, grief and loss, parenting concerns, and difficulties with self-esteem or life changes. She uses a compassionate, person-centred style and encourages clients to build on their own strengths. Laura brings ten years of experience working with a wide range of issues, including trauma, addictions and workplace strain.
In sessions she listens first and asks questions that help people find their own answers.
Background and approach
Her client-centred approach means conversations follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to set clear, manageable goals and on mindfulness methods to help manage strong emotions. Laura has a BACP credential, which she lists as part of her professional background in the United Kingdom.
She works with adults who are navigating single-issue challenges and complex, overlapping problems such as attachment concerns, codependency and blended family strain. Practical matters such as sleep, eating, anger and parenting stress are addressed in plain terms. Sessions aim to build small, steady changes rather than quick fixes.
Laura supports people through transitions including divorce, bereavement and career shifts. Clients can expect a direct but warm style that balances listening with practical suggestions. The focus is on what a client wants to change and which steps feel doable.
Therapy is tailored to the person’s pace and real-life demands.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laura helps people 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.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement and helps the client make sense of their situation and values, which can be helpful for relationship stress, grief and parenting concerns.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce overwhelm and help with anxiety, sleep and strong emotions. These techniques can be used between sessions to manage day-to-day symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they choose or blend approaches over time, checking in about progress and making adjustments where needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets clients reflect in writing. These formats help people fit therapy around work, childcare and travel, and make regular sessions easier to keep.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addiction concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and many related life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and direct with a focus on listening first. Sessions combine empathy with practical steps so clients can try small changes between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom with a broad range of mental health and life issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She lists BACP as her professional credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes. Sessions can be offered to international clients in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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