Laura Disley

Laura Disley is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and anger. She supports people dealing with grief, loss and family conflict. She also works with issues such as addictions, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Laura believes the person in front of her is the expert on their own life. She looks for the strengths people already have and uses them to tackle what feels difficult. Her manner is supportive and empowering, aimed at helping people take practical steps towards change.

Over a ten year period she has worked with many presenting concerns, including mood difficulties, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Her approach is grounded in therapies that focus on the person, their choices and present goals. This means sessions are often conversational and centred on what matters most to the client.

She uses a mix of client-centred listening, mindful awareness and solution-focused planning to help people make small, manageable changes. Motivational interviewing is used where people want help finding motivation for change. Existential ideas can help when someone is facing big life questions or loss of direction.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from outside the UK. Laura is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. To start, people complete an online matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to suit their needs and availability.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person's own strengths; online sessions can keep that same conversational, supportive tone while helping people talk through current problems and decisions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings without judgement, which can be useful for stress, anxiety and anger management in day-to-day life.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting clear goals and identifying small steps that lead to change, which often works well when someone wants practical shifts over a short number of sessions.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then try different ideas together to find the right fit. It is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all method.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also means people can work on mindfulness exercises, motivational conversations and solution-focused plans from wherever they are, while deciding with the therapist which ways of meeting will be most practical.