Laura McCarthy, BACP

Laura McCarthy is a BACP registered counsellor who practices from a person-centred perspective, offering a calm and supportive space where people can explore their feelings at their own pace. Registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she emphasises empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard to help clients feel genuinely heard and accepted.

She works collaboratively, valuing the knowledge and lived experience each person brings to therapy. Laura aims to accompany clients rather than direct them, providing a compassionate, non-judgemental presence that encourages self-understanding and personal choice.

Her experience includes supporting people with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with self-esteem and confidence, among other challenges. She recognises the unique impact these issues can have on daily life and seeks to offer a grounded environment where difficult emotions can be explored safely.

Committed to ongoing development, Laura regularly engages in supervision and reflective practice to ensure she offers effective support. She understands how daunting the first step into therapy can feel and strives to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere where vulnerability is met with respect and care.

Client-Centered Care and Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy emphasises a non-directive, empathetic relationship where the therapist offers understanding, acceptance, and genuine presence. This approach helps people explore feelings, build self-awareness, and work through issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma, and self-esteem concerns by focusing on the person's own goals and pace.

Laura brings this person-centred lens into online work, aiming to create a collaborative space where the therapeutic approach is chosen together. Finding the right way of working is part of the process - she will help clients identify what feels most useful based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapt the pace and focus as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, access support from different locations within the United Kingdom, and continue work between sessions when helpful, while still working with registered professionals and therapists who can tailor their support to each person.