Laura Kirk, BACP

Laura Kirk works from a client-centred approach that foregrounds the person's experience. She uses somatic and trauma-focused ways of working to help people notice how feelings show up in the body and to process difficult memories. Laura holds a BACP accreditation and brings three years of clinical practice to her counselling work in the United Kingdom.

She aims to build a therapeutic relationship based on trust and openness. Sessions focus on helping people name what is happening for them, understand patterns, and identify personal strengths. Laura frames people as experts in their own lives and sees her role as a guide rather than an answer-giver.

In sessions she pays attention to bodily sensations and emotional responses. That can mean helping people notice tension, breath, or other physical signals and then learning ways to help the body settle. This practical focus often supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, or low self-esteem.

Laura has a background of working in mental health roles for many years before her clinical practice. She has experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, relationship and family problems, sleeping issues, anger and career stress. She also works with people affected by chronic illness, bereavement and ageing concerns.

She is neurodivergent and has experience with ADHD, autism and learning differences such as dyslexia. Laura describes her style as empathic, compassionate and grounded, while also offering gentle challenge when needed to help people move forward.

People who prefer online options can expect sessions by video, phone, chat or messaging. Laura encourages clients to take an active role in their therapy and to pace the work to match their needs and goals.

How somatic and trauma-informed work adapts to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person and their experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, listens closely and helps people name their feelings and strengths. This approach suits people who want a respectful, non-directive space to think things through.

Somatic Therapy pays attention to how emotions appear in the body. Online sessions can guide people to notice breath, posture or tension and then practise simple regulation techniques. This can be helpful for stress, anxiety and the effects of past trauma. Trauma-Focused Therapy works on processing distressing memories and reducing their hold on daily life. In remote sessions the therapist and client can use grounding and paced memory work to make progress together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what feels manageable. Together they will try techniques, notice what helps, and adjust the plan to suit the person's needs and pace.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for short check-ins, reflection between sessions or for people who find writing easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.