Laura Bourne, BACP, NCPS

Laura Bourne helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and relationship struggles. She also supports concerns around self-esteem, grief, intimacy, sleeping problems, anger and life changes. Laura is experienced with LGBT issues and ADHD related challenges. Laura Bourne holds BACP and NCPS credentials and works from the United Kingdom.

She prefers a practical, person-focused way of working. Sessions aim to identify the patterns that cause pain and build small, manageable steps toward change. Conversations are straightforward and paced to the client's needs. The emphasis is on understanding what has happened and what can help now.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try out different behaviours. Psychodynamic ideas help make sense of recurring patterns that feel hard to shift.

Laura also uses client-centred and solution-focused methods to keep therapy grounded in what the person wants to achieve. Therapy sessions can blend these approaches so each plan fits the individual. The aim is to offer support that is both compassionate and practical.

She has five years of experience working in the UK mental health field. People come to her for help with a wide range of difficulties including family of origin issues, body image, abandonment and attachment concerns, chronic illness and codependency. Laura encourages small steps and clear goals so progress is visible and manageable.

Approaches that translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can use this approach to understand patterns around trust, closeness and boundaries and to try new ways of relating.

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own goals and pace. The therapist listens, reflects and helps the client find their own answers, which can be especially helpful when people need time to process feelings between sessions.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps spot unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviours. It often uses practical exercises and short experiments that work well across video, phone or text formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be a collaborative decision. The therapist will discuss options, try methods and adjust based on the client's needs, goals and preferences so therapy feels personally relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be shorter or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging suits quick check-ins or when writing helps organise thoughts. These options let people choose what fits their routine and communication style.