About Laura
Laura Steele offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She helps with self esteem, relationship concerns and LGBT issues in straightforward, respectful sessions. Her approach aims to make small, steady shifts that improve daily life.
She has five years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are shaped around what each person needs, so conversations and goals are personalised rather than one-size-fits-all.
How Laura works
The first meetings focus on where things feel stuck and what would help most. Laura pays attention to how past attachments and current relationships affect day-to-day coping. She also helps people navigating gender dysphoria, body image concerns, and the emotional impact of chronic illness or disability.
Practical skills and clearer communication strategies are used alongside reflective conversation. People exploring alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink can discuss identity and safety without judgement. She also supports those handling separation, divorce, dissociation or the fallout from domestic violence and other traumatic events.
Sessions aim to increase understanding and reduce shame. Therapy can be brief problem-solving work or a longer process of rebuilding confidence. Laura describes therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s priorities guide the plan.
The goal is clearer thinking, steadier emotions and more workable day-to-day routines.
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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques presented in accessible, practical ways. One approach focuses on building everyday coping skills to reduce anxiety and stress, teaching simple tools people can use between sessions to feel steadier. Another approach looks at attachment and relationship patterns to improve communication and emotional understanding, which can help with relationship worries and self esteem concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options and experiment with methods that suit the client’s goals and preferences. Decisions about pace and techniques are made collaboratively, with adjustments as progress is seen.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people read facial cues and use visual connection, while phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit those who prefer writing to speak and who want support that fits around work, study or caring commitments. Many people find this range of formats makes regular sessions easier to keep and therapy more accessible.
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