Laura Williamson
Calm, practical support for life’s hard moments
About Laura
Laura Williamson is a counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She helps clients facing family and relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, as well as issues with sleep, eating, anger and career strain. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Her approach is warm and interactive. Sessions offer a calm space to talk and think through difficult feelings without judgement.
Background and approach
She listens to what a person wants from therapy and works with them to plan next steps. Laura blends humanistic and psychodynamic ideas to understand what matters to each person. That means focusing on personal strengths and on patterns from the past that affect the present.
Practical conversation and gentle reflection are woven together rather than relying on a single method. Sessions can help with day-to-day coping skills and with making longer term changes. She pays attention to how stress and compassion fatigue affect work and family life.
Simple, realistic steps are used to manage mood, sleep and anxious thoughts. People choose to work with her when they want supportive, steady guidance through change. She aims to empower clients to make choices that feel right for them.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions.
What Laura works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Laura uses a blend of humanistic and psychodynamic ideas to guide online work. Humanistic-based conversations focus on strengths and goals, helping people notice what matters and build practical steps forward. Psychodynamic-informed reflection pays attention to patterns from past relationships and how they influence current feelings and reactions. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods to fit the person's goals, preferences and the issues they bring. This is a collaborative process where plans are reviewed as progress is made. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible ways to meet. Video calls closely mirror in-person conversation and help with non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can suit those who prefer not to be on camera or have lower bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging is useful for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options allow people to fit counselling around work, family or health demands and to choose the format that helps them engage best with therapy.| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
