Laura Spagnuolo, BACP

Laura Spagnuolo is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She works with issues such as trauma, intimacy-related concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Laura is a BACP member and offers sessions in English and Italian to people in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Her style is calm and curious. She listens first, then helps clients notice patterns in their feelings and relationships. Sessions aim to make difficult experiences clearer so people can choose different ways of responding. Laura values a respectful, non-judgemental tone and centres the client’s own values and culture in the work.

Laura draws on attachment-based ideas to look at early relationship patterns. She also uses client-centred ways of working to prioritise the person’s immediate experience. Existential perspectives help when people want to find meaning after loss or big life changes. These approaches are woven together to suit each person rather than applied as a fixed programme.

In practice the work involves talking through recurring patterns, making sense of how past relationships shape present life, and trying out new ways of relating. The aim is to help people feel less stuck, develop more choice, and repair what has been damaged in relationships or self-view. Sessions move at a pace the client finds manageable.

Laura has four years of clinical experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She invites people to bring their whole life story and works with them to find practical, personalised steps forward.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence present relationships and emotional reactions, and it can help with relationship fears, abandonment worries and patterns of closeness. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s here-and-now experience, offering empathic listening that helps people feel heard and begin to make choices that reflect their values. Existential ideas invite discussion about meaning, loss and the choices people make when life changes feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what matters to the client and try different ways of working together. Decisions about focus and methods are made collaboratively and can change as the client’s needs evolve.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into daily life easier by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting sessions occur from different locations. It can also help people keep continuity of care when they move or travel. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who use these approaches, will explain practical arrangements and help tailor sessions to fit each person’s schedule and goals.