About Laurel
Laurel Deegan is a counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, stress and low self-esteem. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and draws on that professional framework in her work. Laurel uses straightforward, caring conversation to help people feel heard and understood.
She takes an integrative approach that starts from a person-centred place. That means the focus is on the individual and what matters to them.
Background and approach
She brings together different methods as needed, rather than using the same technique for everyone. Laurel often helps people notice patterns from their past and relationships that affect how they feel today. She talks through identity concerns, grief and relationship worries in simple, practical ways.
Many clients find that naming what they are experiencing is a useful first step. Sessions typically explore how thoughts, actions and values link together. Laurel uses tools from cognitive behavioural approaches and mindfulness to help with day-to-day coping.
Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns are a focus. Her practice also supports people dealing with issues such as obsessive thinking, seasonal mood shifts, self-harm thoughts, and questions about gender or sexuality. She aims to create a calm space for people to consider small changes that can make daily life easier.
How Laurel’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online sessions can include short exercises to clarify what matters and small steps to move towards it. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviours. In remote sessions this often involves simple tasks between meetings and practical strategies to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurel will discuss options and try methods that fit the person’s goals and preferences. She treats approach selection as a collaboration and will adjust techniques based on what helps most over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls let people read facial cues and use visual tools, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, shorter reflections or days when writing feels more comfortable. These formats help people fit sessions around work, caregiving and travel without losing continuity of support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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