Laura Bratley
Experienced client-centred counsellor for everyday struggles
About Laura
Laura Bratley is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to help people make sense of stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She holds BACP accreditation and brings three years of professional experience to the work. Laura aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for someone taking a first step.
In sessions she focuses on everyday concerns such as coping with grief, building self-esteem and finding motivation. She also helps people navigate workplace pressures, panic attacks and social anxiety.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and practical, centred on what matters most to the client right now. Laura draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to identify patterns of thinking that keep problems going. She uses dialectical behaviour therapy skills to teach ways of managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance.
Those methods are used alongside a client-centred stance that keeps the person’s priorities first. Her work often involves practising communication strategies and exploring attachment and forgiveness issues. She supports people who are facing life changes, pregnancy and childbirth related concerns, or questions about life purpose.
The aim is to build small, achievable steps that add up over time. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Laura helps people set realistic goals and reviews progress together so the approach can be adjusted as needed.
What Laura works with
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches work online
Laura uses client-centred therapy which focuses on listening, hearing what matters to the person and shaping sessions around their priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a space to talk things through and decide what to work on next.She also applies cognitive behavioural therapy, a method that looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic and workplace stress because it teaches practical techniques to change thinking patterns and behaviours.
Dialectical behaviour therapy skills are used to build distress tolerance and emotion regulation. Those skills can be helpful for managing intense moments and reducing impulsive reactions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with the client and adjust methods as therapy progresses to suit changing needs.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video allows face-to-face conversation; phone can be easier when bandwidth is low; live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or days when writing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or other commitments and to continue work even when circumstances change.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
