Laura Adams, BACP

Laura Adams is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) who has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She draws on earlier roles supporting people in different settings to inform her current work. Laura focuses on common pressures such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, and she helps people who are coping with life changes and relationship tensions.

Laura sees clients as the experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. She works in a straightforward way and aims to make sessions feel manageable for someone juggling family or work demands. Conversations are led by what matters most to the person who comes to therapy.

Her model of work is psychodynamic therapy delivered in live sessions by video or audio. That approach looks at patterns from earlier life that influence how people think, feel and behave now. It can be useful for issues like attachment, abandonment, communication problems and recurring relationship patterns.

Clients also bring concerns such as guilt and shame, body image, chronic illness or caregiving stress, and midlife changes. Laura helps people talk through those problems and identify steps they can try between sessions. She aims to work at a pace the client finds comfortable.

Sessions are carried out in English and international clients are accepted. Costs vary with location and therapy is provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to therapist availability.

How psychodynamic ideas work in online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to patterns from earlier life that show up in current relationships and feelings. In practice this means talking about past and present events to notice links between thoughts, emotions and behaviour, which can help with issues like attachment, abandonment and recurring relationship problems.

Another helpful focus is gentle exploration of strong emotions such as guilt, shame or grief. The therapist listens for themes that repeat across different situations and helps name them, so people can try different responses and reduce unhelpful cycles over time.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Laura will discuss how psychodynamic ideas might fit a person’s goals and preferences and will adapt the pace and focus in collaboration with each client. The aim is to match technique and timing to what the person finds most useful.

Practical benefits of online sessions include easier fitting of therapy into a busy week and fewer travel demands. Video lets people use visual cues, while audio can feel simpler and be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Because formats can change, confirm which session types are currently offered before booking.