Laura-Anne Mervyn, BACP

Laura-Anne Mervyn helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and grief. She supports those facing relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, and work or career worries. She also addresses parenting strains, ADHD, compassion fatigue and self-esteem problems.

She works from a client-centred approach, which means she listens first and follows the person's lead. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual. The goal is to make changes that fit into everyday life rather than forcing a single method.

With nine years of professional experience in the United Kingdom, Laura-Anne has worked with people dealing with chronic health issues, family conflict and life transitions. She draws on that background to offer practical support for coping with loss, abandonment, communication difficulties and blended family stress.

Her practice also covers a broad range of additional concerns such as attachment difficulties, body image, codependency, commitment and control issues. She is familiar with neurodiversity topics including autism and Asperger syndrome, and with the particular dynamics of BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture.

Laura-Anne believes clients are the experts in their own lives and that therapy is a collaborative process. She aims to create a space where people can talk things through, try out new ways of coping and build on their existing strengths.

Client-centred work online and how it helps

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following what the person brings to each session. It helps when someone needs to feel heard, understand their choices better, and build confidence to make changes in relationships, work or daily routine.

In practice this means the counsellor reflects what is said, asks open questions and supports people to find their own solutions. That approach can be useful for anxiety, grief, trauma recovery and managing long-term conditions because it centres the person's own priorities and pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods to what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process where the person and counsellor try things and adjust as needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support or when someone prefers writing to speaking. Many registered or accredited professionals use these options to make therapy easier to fit into daily life, work and family commitments.