Laura Spagnuolo

Laura Spagnuolo is a BACP counsellor who offers online work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and major life changes. She aims to provide a calm space where clients can talk about feeling stuck, overwhelmed or powerless and begin to find small, practical steps forward.

Her style is warm and curious. She listens closely and helps people notice patterns in how they relate to themselves and others. That noticing is used to figure out what to keep and what to change so daily life feels more manageable.

Laura follows a humanistic route and draws on attachment-based thinking and existential ideas alongside client-centred work. In practice this means attention to early relationships that shape current patterns, a focus on personal meaning, and a steady, accepting listening stance.

Sessions focus on understanding feelings and behaviour rather than quick fixes. Clients can expect reflective conversation, gentle questioning about life history, and practical suggestions to try between sessions when useful. The aim is to help people make choices that fit their values and goals.

She provides therapy in English and Italian and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Laura has four years of experience and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Laura uses attachment-based ideas and a client-centred stance to shape online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people spot repeated themes in their relationships and reactions. Client-centred therapy focuses on being listened to without judgement and on helping people discover their own answers through reflective conversation.

She also draws on existential thinking, which invites discussion about meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels confusing or empty. Deciding which approach to emphasise is a shared process; the therapist will work with the person to agree what feels most useful based on goals, preferences and what comes up in conversation.

Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during busy days, or enabling work from a familiar room. The specific session formats available should be confirmed before booking, as the therapist's listing does not name particular options. Many people find online sessions help maintain continuity and make regular therapy more possible alongside other commitments.