Laura Howard, BACP

Laura Howard is a fully qualified and insured integrative therapist and a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She recognises how it can feel to have no one who truly listens or to worry that a problem is too big or too small to bring to therapy. Where friends and family may listen to respond, a trained counsellor offers the chance to be genuinely heard and better understood.

Trained in both psychodynamic and humanistic models, Laura blends elements of these approaches in her work to suit each person's needs. In private practice she has worked with clients from the LGBTQ+ community across a range of ages, bringing an affirming and respectful stance to those relationships.

Laura has completed a certificate in adoption counselling and is able to support people affected by adoption and special guardianship orders, including birth parents, adoptive parents, adoptees, and other family members. She has a particular interest in attachment patterns and styles, shame, loss, and questions of personal or cultural identity.

Known for a warm and empathic manner, Laura offers a welcoming space for exploration as clients begin to understand themselves and their needs. The first session is used to consider how to work together, to answer questions about her approach, and to explore the issues the client wishes to address and how therapy might help.