- Somatic focus
- Trauma-informed
- Neurodiversity aware
About Laura
Laura Kirk is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP and has three years of clinical psychotherapy experience, with a longer background working in mental health support roles. Laura describes herself as spiritual but not religious and brings a grounded, authentic manner to her sessions.
She uses client-centred and somatic approaches and works with trauma-focused methods to help people notice how feelings live in the body. That can mean naming sensations, tracking where stress shows up, and learning simple ways to calm the nervous system through awareness and regulation.
Laura supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, sleeping problems, anger and depression. She also helps with parenting concerns, relationship and family issues, career strain, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. ADHD and neurodivergent experiences are also part of her focus.
Her wider experience includes work around abandonment, adoption and foster care, ageing and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, communication difficulties, dissociation and end-of-life concerns. She has worked with those affected by cancer and with caregiver stress.
In sessions she aims to build trust and openness. She encourages clients to recognise their own strengths and to take an active role in change. Her style is empathic and non-judgemental yet willing to offer gentle challenge when it serves growth.
She uses client-centred and somatic approaches and works with trauma-focused methods to help people notice how feelings live in the body. That can mean naming sensations, tracking where stress shows up, and learning simple ways to calm the nervous system through awareness and regulation.
Laura supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, sleeping problems, anger and depression. She also helps with parenting concerns, relationship and family issues, career strain, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. ADHD and neurodivergent experiences are also part of her focus.
Her wider experience includes work around abandonment, adoption and foster care, ageing and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, communication difficulties, dissociation and end-of-life concerns. She has worked with those affected by cancer and with caregiver stress.
In sessions she aims to build trust and openness. She encourages clients to recognise their own strengths and to take an active role in change. Her style is empathic and non-judgemental yet willing to offer gentle challenge when it serves growth.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDissociationDivorce and separationFamily problemsGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor follows the person's lead, listens closely and reflects back what emerges so people feel heard and understood. This approach helps with low self-esteem, relationship concerns and life transitions.Somatic Therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and how emotions show up in the body. It involves noticing tension, breath and posture and using simple regulation practices to reduce overwhelm. This can be useful for trauma, anxiety and stress-related symptoms.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on working through traumatic memories and their effects in the present. Techniques focus on grounding, pacing and processing rather than quick fixes, and are aimed at reducing the hold of past events on everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as therapy progresses to suit the client's needs.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy week, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about what will best fit practical needs and daily life, and she will help arrange a way of working that suits you.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and sleeping problems, among other issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centred with somatic and trauma-focused methods, emphasising awareness of bodily sensations alongside talking therapy.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of clinical psychotherapy experience and fifteen years working in mental health roles as a support worker.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as her listed credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.