Counsellor profile
Laura Turba, BACP
Counsellor for stress and trauma issues
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Trauma-informed methods
- Mindfulness and solutions
About Laura
Counsellor Laura Turba is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years' practice in the United Kingdom. She uses a person-centred approach and lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and self-esteem among the issues she helps people with. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Laura offers straightforward, one-to-one talking work. She focuses on what the person in front of her needs and moves at a pace they can manage. She has experience working with a range of ages, backgrounds and presenting problems across different agencies.
Her practice has included work on self-harm prevention, suicidal thinking, sexual abuse and childhood trauma. She says she uses score-related assessments as part of her way of tracking progress. This means there are ways to check how things are changing between sessions.
Laura mixes person-centred principles with other approaches such as emotionally-focused methods, mindfulness and solution-focused work. In short sessions she can help people identify small, practical steps to manage stress or emotional overwhelm. For deeper trauma work she uses methods aimed at processing difficult memories and responses.
She describes herself as flexible about session timing to fit around family and work commitments. To begin, prospective clients use the site's matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Laura uses person-centred work alongside emotionally-focused therapy and mindfulness methods. Person-centred work places the client's experience at the centre, allowing sessions to follow the pace each person is ready for. Emotionally-focused work helps people notice and name strong feelings and the ways these affect relationships and behaviour. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention exercises to reduce reactivity and to handle stress and overwhelming emotions.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Laura will talk with the client about goals, current difficulties and preferences, then suggest approaches to try. The plan can change as the work progresses and as different needs emerge.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video and would rather use audio or other supported methods. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss what will work best in the first meeting.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, depression, addictions and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practises in a person-centred way and combines that with emotionally-focused, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling experience working across different agencies and client groups.
Which professional body is she a member of and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and are paid through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, 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.
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