Laura Ferguson, NCPS

Laura Ferguson helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, low self-esteem, and issues around intimacy. She also supports clients facing trauma and abuse, workplace challenges, career questions, compassion fatigue, and concerns linked to identity such as LGBT matters. Laura’s approach aims to make starting therapy straightforward and manageable for worried parents and busy people.

Laura frames the client as the expert in their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions tend to be practical and down-to-earth, using clear techniques and open conversation rather than jargon. She listens for what matters most to the person sitting opposite her and adapts sessions to fit those priorities.

Over eight years she has worked in private practice, with charities, and within custodial settings. That variety has shaped a flexible style that matches practical skills to emotional work. Laura uses a mix of Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing and psychodynamic ideas when helpful.

In sessions she focuses on small, steady steps - for example changing unhelpful thoughts, trying out new behaviours, or bringing awareness to past patterns that still affect the present. She can also help with specific problems such as obsessive behaviours, seasonal low mood, infidelity and blended family tensions.

People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk and to try things between sessions. Laura works with people in English and provides online formats to suit different routines and needs.

Approaches and how online therapy works

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, so people feel heard and can discover their own solutions. It suits those who want a supportive space to understand feelings and find their own direction.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers clear strategies to change unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviours, which helps with anxiety, low mood, obsessions, and work stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then try methods together. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.

Online therapy with Laura uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be simpler with low bandwidth, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around family life, work shifts, or travel.