About Laura
Laura Disley helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship challenges. She also supports those coping with trauma, addictions, parenting strain, work pressures and identity concerns. Laura uses straightforward talking and practical tools to make change feel doable.
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She sees each person as the expert in their own life and starts by listening carefully to what matters most.
How Laura works
Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on small, manageable steps to get there. Laura combines gentle questioning with goal-focused techniques and mindfulness practices to build clearer thinking and steadier moods. Her experience includes helping people with intimacy and body-image worries, sleep and eating problems, burnout and compassion fatigue.
She also supports those working through loss, abandonment issues, caregiver stress, domestic violence and complex life transitions. Practical coping strategies and clearer communication skills are common outcomes of the work. Laura draws on client-centred and existential ideas to help people make sense of their situation.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used when clients want concrete change and momentum. Mindfulness exercises are offered to reduce reactivity and improve concentration. Sessions are offered in English and available to people in the UK and internationally.
The approach aims to be collaborative and respectful, helping people develop confidence to handle future challenges. If someone wants a calm, practical counsellor who listens and offers tools, Laura provides that steady support.
Laura lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Laura works with
The areas below are the ones Laura selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Laura’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and find their own direction when facing anxiety, grief or relationship strain. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple breathing and awareness exercises to reduce reactivity and improve sleep, concentration and emotional balance. Motivational Interviewing uses gentle, guided conversation to clarify goals and build motivation for change, which suits issues like addictions, career shifts or starting healthier routines.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Laura will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. She adapts methods as the work progresses so the plan remains collaborative and focused on practical steps.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, written reflections or when someone prefers not to use video. These formats make it easier to schedule regular support around everyday life.
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