Laura Kirk, BACP

Laura Kirk is a United Kingdom based psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. She brings three years of clinical therapeutic experience together with fifteen years of work in the mental health field as a support worker, combining practical ground-level insight with formal therapeutic training.

She identifies as spiritual but not religious and often works somatically and energetically, using Gestalt-informed methods to explore how feelings are experienced in the body. This approach helps surface underlying emotions and memories that may be linked to trauma, and then supports clients in processing those experiences while developing skills to regulate the body toward a calmer state through increased self-awareness.

Through a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, openness and mindful awareness, Laura supports people in addressing the patterns and obstacles that prevent them from being their best selves. She encourages clients to notice blocks, identify strengths, and bring those resources into conscious awareness so they can be used in everyday life.

Laura is neurodivergent and has experience supporting people with trauma, anxiety, bereavement, isolation, perimenopause and menopause, and life changes that affect women. She also works with low self-esteem and confidence issues and has experience with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and LGBTQ+ concerns. Her clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Somatic Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy, which she adapts to each person’s needs.

Laura views clients as experts in their own lives and positions herself as a companion and facilitator rather than an answer-giver. She offers an empathic, compassionate and non-judgmental presence that is authentic and grounded, while also gently challenging incongruence observed in sessions to promote growth. She welcomes the opportunity to support individuals on their therapeutic journeys.