Laura-Anne Mervyn, BACP
Laura-Anne Mervyn is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief and major life changes.
About Laura-Anne
Laura-Anne Mervyn is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief and major life changes. She supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or self-esteem struggles. She works with adults on parenting pressures, compassion fatigue and neurodiversity-related challenges such as ADHD and autism spectrum concerns.
She practises in the United Kingdom and brings nine years of professional experience to sessions.
Background and approach
Laura-Anne believes people are the experts in their own stories and draws on their strengths to make gradual change. She uses a clear, down-to-earth style that aims to make talking about difficult things feel doable. Her approach is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective.
Sessions are led by the client’s priorities, with the counsellor offering reflection, practical ideas and encouragement. The pace is set collaboratively so conversations feel manageable. Laura-Anne offers several online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
International clients who speak English can work with her through these options. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
This simple process is designed to get people speaking with a counsellor without complicated steps.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 396854 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Laura-Anne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Laura-Anne names
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How client-centred approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being genuinely heard and understood. The counsellor reflects what the client says, asks useful questions and follows the client’s lead. This approach helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues and grief by creating space to make sense of difficult feelings.Sessions are collaborative. The therapist will help the client and counsellor decide which ways of working feel most helpful. Together they agree goals, try different approaches and adjust the plan as needs and preferences change.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls suit deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing support between meetings or when typing feels easier than speaking.
These formats make counselling more flexible and accessible, allowing people to attend from different locations and fit sessions around work, family and daily life. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the way they work to match what each person finds most useful.
Frequently asked
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy difficulties, alongside concerns such as addictions, sleeping and eating problems, parenting pressures and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-led, empathetic style based on Client-Centred Therapy, focusing on listening, reflection and helping clients find their own solutions at a comfortable pace.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people on a wide range of issues, including chronic conditions, family concerns and school-related counselling.
Is she registered with any professional body in the UK?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP in her credentials.
Can people who live outside the UK work with her?
Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients who speak English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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