Laura Spagnuolo, BACP

Laura Spagnuolo is an integrative counsellor who works with individuals online, bringing four years of professional experience to her practice. She is a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers therapy in English and Italian for clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Laura supports people who feel stuck, powerless, anxious, or low in mood, and who are seeking a compassionate, non-judgmental space to reflect and make sense of their experience. Her work focuses on helping clients explore what brings meaning to their lives, identify patterns that limit their choices, and build a clearer sense of who they are and how they relate to others.

Rooted in the humanistic tradition and informed by psychodynamic ideas, Laura adapts her approach to each person’s cultural background, values, and life story. She places particular importance on the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for healing and change, listening with empathy and positive regard to support clients in gaining agency and mastery over their lives.

In sessions she explores early life influences and recurring relationship or behavioural patterns to distinguish helpful habits from those that no longer serve the client. Laura works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, depression, family and caregiving challenges, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, along with related areas such as abandonment, codependency, and body image. Her goal is to collaborate with each person to find meaningful, sustainable ways forward.

Therapeutic approaches in Laura's online practice

Laura offers online sessions that draw on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and existential ideas to support personal change and relationship repair. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns - helping people understand their needs for closeness and safety and addressing difficulties in trust, intimacy, or fears of abandonment. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the therapeutic relationship itself, providing acceptance, empathy, and active listening so clients can discover their own solutions and build self-understanding. Existential Therapy invites exploration of meaning, choice, and responsibility, supporting people who face life transitions, uncertainty, or questions about purpose to find ways to live that feel more authentic and self-directed.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be shaped collaboratively. Laura works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts the work as understanding deepens.

Online therapy with Laura is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and circumstances. These options make it easier for people to access regular support from registered professionals without needing to travel, and to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or other commitments.