Counsellor profile
Laura Bourne, BACP, NCPS
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online counselling options- CBT methods
- Attachment focus
- Solution-focused work
About Laura
Counsellor Laura Bourne is a BACP and NCPS registered practitioner with five years' experience. She works in the United Kingdom and supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, ADHD and related difficulties.
Laura uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. She often draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thinking and behaviour patterns. Attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas help when early relationships and past experiences are affecting current life.
Sessions are described simply. There is time to talk about what is worrying you and to try practical steps for coping. She also explores how past experiences shape present responses when that seems important.
Laura says she pays attention to trauma and how it can affect the body and mind. That awareness shapes the pace of work and the kinds of interventions she offers. She aims to adapt the approach to what each person needs in the moment.
Her focus includes practical concerns such as sleep and anger, as well as longer standing patterns like attachment and abandonment issues. She also works with matters tied to identity, including LGBT-related concerns and autism or Asperger syndrome where these are part of the picture.
People are asked to pick a matching questionnaire and book a first session to begin. Costs vary by location and sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Laura commonly uses cognitive behavioural ideas and attachment-based work. Cognitive behavioural work looks at how thoughts and actions keep problems going and offers concrete steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep. Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, abandonment and family related issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and agree a way forward together. That means trying things and adjusting if they do not fit.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also remove the need to be on camera if that helps, or be arranged at times that fit around other commitments. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally aim to adapt session length and style so counselling works with everyday life rather than against it.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger and ADHD related difficulties.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
She blends approaches including cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-based and psychodynamic thinking to match each person's needs. Sessions can include talking and practical coping steps.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years of experience working with people in therapeutic settings.
Which professional bodies is she registered with and where does she practise?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Choose the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.