Laura Kirk, BACP

Laura Kirk uses a client-centred and somatic approach to help people understand what they feel and why. She introduces simple, practical ways to notice bodily sensations and emotions. This first step aims to make overwhelming feelings easier to name and handle. Laura is a BACP professional with three years of clinical practice and a long background working in mental health support.

Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and bereavement. She also supports those coping with low self-esteem, ADHD and changes connected to perimenopause and menopause. Sessions can include looking at how the body holds emotion and learning gentle regulation skills to reduce reactivity.

Laura describes her style as empathic, compassionate and grounded. She aims to be honest and to challenge gently when she notices a mismatch between words and behaviour. The therapist places emphasis on people being the experts in their own lives while she offers guidance and reflective feedback.

She has experience across a wide range of concerns, including grief, parenting pressures, relationship and communication problems, chronic illness and end-of-life issues. Additional areas she has worked with include adoption and foster care, attachment and dissociation, and intellectual disability related challenges.

Sessions focus on building trust and awareness. Laura helps people identify personal strengths and bring those into everyday life. She encourages an active commitment to the therapeutic work to make meaningful change possible.

Approaches that connect body and experience for online therapy

Laura combines client-centred work with somatic and trauma-focused methods. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening carefully and reflecting what someone says so they feel understood and can discover their own solutions. Somatic Therapy helps people notice sensations in the body and use that awareness to access feelings tied to stress or past trauma. Trauma-Focused Therapy prioritises processing difficult memories and reducing the ways those memories shape daily reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences. Together they will decide which methods to emphasise and will adapt the plan as things change. This keeps the process collaborative and responsive.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking. Confirming formats ensures sessions fit into everyday life and routines. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and enable shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor pacing and exercises so the work suits the practical demands of daily life.