Laura Kirk, BACP

Laura Kirk is a UK-based psychotherapist with three years of clinical practice and a further fifteen years of experience working in mental health as a support worker. She blends a spiritual-but-not-religious perspective with practical therapeutic skills, offering somatic and energetic work informed by gestalt methods to help clients access feelings held in the body and bring them into awareness in the here and now.

Her somatic approach supports exploration of how past trauma and present-day experiences show up physically, and she works alongside clients to process those sensations and develop regulation strategies that promote a calmer, more embodied state. Laura places strong emphasis on a therapeutic relationship built on trust, openness and awareness, and she focuses on identifying and removing blocks that prevent people from becoming their best selves.

Laura is neurodivergent and has specific experience supporting people with trauma, anxiety, bereavement, isolation, perimenopause and menopause, and the life changes many women face. She also works with low self-esteem and confidence issues and has experience with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and LGBTQ+ concerns. Her wider practice addresses stress, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, sleep difficulties, career-related challenges and compassion fatigue.

She believes clients are the experts in their own experience and aims to foster self-awareness, highlight individual strengths and support clients in making meaningful change. Laura is described by peers as empathic, compassionate, non-judgmental, authentic and grounded, while also offering gentle challenge when needed to encourage growth. She is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Laura uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative space where the client’s perspective guides the work; this approach focuses on empathy, active listening and helping people tap into their own resources to address issues like low self-esteem, relationship challenges and life transitions.

Her somatic therapy work involves noticing sensations in the body as a route to understanding emotions and trauma. By attending to bodily experience in the present moment, clients can access and process feelings that may underlie anxiety, stress and trauma-related reactions.

Trauma-focused therapy is used when past events continue to affect daily functioning. This approach helps identify trauma responses and supports paced processing, aiming to reduce the intensity of distressing reactions while building regulation skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Laura will work collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals and preferences. This shared decision-making helps shape a personalised plan for therapy.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and access support from home. These formats offer flexibility in communication style and timing, and allow registered professionals like Laura to provide consistent care to clients across the United Kingdom.