About Laura
Laura Fontanet is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has five years of practice in mental health. She offers a calm, accepting space where people can speak openly and begin to untangle difficult feelings. Her manner is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people find clarity and a way forward.
Her main approach is client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own answers.
How Laura works
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape present patterns. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when practical steps and skills can ease anxiety or low mood. Laura has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and coping with life changes.
She also supports people with issues such as ADHD, addictions, grief, intimacy-related matters and career challenges. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and domestic violence among others. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, Catalan and Italian to suit multilingual needs.
She practices in the United Kingdom and brings five years of direct clinical experience to her work. Her BACP registration is shown as a marker of professional standing. People who meet her can expect practical conversation, gentle exploration of feelings, and collaborative planning for next steps.
She integrates mindfulness and existential ideas when they suit a person's aims. The aim is clearer thinking and steadier coping, delivered at a pace that feels right for the individual.
Laura lists 9 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- 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
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Spanish, Catalan, Italian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships influence current feelings and reactions. It helps people understand patterns in close connections and build safer ways of relating to others.Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and acceptance. The counsellor offers empathy and space so people can find clarity and make their own choices about change.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It provides practical steps and coping strategies to reduce anxiety, lift mood or change unhelpful habits.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing rather than speaking. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life, while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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