Counsellor profile
Laura Howard, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 381971
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Psychodynamic ideas
- Adoption counselling
About Laura
Laura Howard is a BACP-registered counsellor with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She offers short- and longer-term work with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, and issues around intimacy and codependency. Sessions are conducted in English and she draws on psychodynamic and humanistic ideas in her practice.
Laura aims to give people a clear space to talk about what matters to them. She listens for the patterns that shape how someone relates to others and themselves. Early meetings focus on the problems you want to address and practical ways to begin working on them.
Her approach blends Client-Centred listening with psychodynamic thinking about past relationships and attachment styles. That combination can help people understand why they repeat certain patterns, such as putting others first or struggling with boundaries. She also uses attachment-based ideas when looking at family and adoption-related experiences.
Laura has completed a certificate in adoption counselling and has experience working with people affected by adoption and special guardianship orders. She has worked with clients from the LGBT community and supports conversations about identity, loss and belonging. Topics she commonly sees include abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image and eating-related issues.
Practical matters are discussed in the first session so goals and expectations are clear. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. People who are considering therapy are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and book an initial appointment to see if the approach fits.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Laura uses Client-Centred therapy to prioritise listening and the client's experience. That approach focuses on understanding what you say and helping you find your own answers, which can be useful for people dealing with low self-esteem or life changes.She also draws on psychodynamic ideas and attachment-based thinking. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and past relationships that shape how you relate to others. Attachment-based thinking explores how early bonds influence current trust, boundaries and closeness. Both approaches can help with codependency patterns and family or adoption-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laura will discuss preferences, goals and what feels most helpful, and then plan sessions together. The early meetings are used to test how the approach feels and to agree practical next steps.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break at work or manage childcare more easily. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the pace and focus to suit each person's needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, codependency, eating and body image worries, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines Client-Centred listening with psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas to help people understand relationship patterns and emotional responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss your concerns and how you might work together.
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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.