Counsellor profile
Laurel Deegan, BACP
Counsellor for anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- ACT
- CBT
- Mindfulness
About Laurel
Counsellor Laurel Deegan is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with five years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, low self-esteem and LGBT concerns in the United Kingdom.
Laurel uses an integrative, person-centred style. She brings together different ways of working and keeps the focus on the individual sitting in the room. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person needs.
A key part of her work is helping people build awareness. That can mean looking at past patterns, current relationships, or how someone understands their identity. She aims to help people notice feelings and thoughts that get in the way of living as they want.
Laurel draws on a few practical approaches to support this exploration. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps with unhelpful thinking and behaviours. Mindfulness work develops present-moment noticing. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand how early relationships shape later responses.
People who come want clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better ways to handle connection with others. Laurel offers straightforward discussion and practical exercises you can try between sessions. If you are in the UK and considering counselling, she asks that you check the session options before booking to confirm what is currently offered.
How Laurel uses therapeutic approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match their values. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and problems that come back repeatedly. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It suits worries, panic, OCD and low self-esteem. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships affect current connections and responses, which can be useful for relationship difficulties and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurel will talk with each person about what they want to achieve and which methods feel most helpful. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as the work develops.
Confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not listed here. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit around work, childcare and travel constraints. It can also be useful where someone prefers a shorter check-in by phone or a conversation without being on camera. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to keep continuity of care when meeting in person is harder.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, LGBT concerns and low self-esteem, plus related topics such as attachment, OCD and self-harm.
What kind of approach does she use?
She works in an integrative, person-centred way and combines methods like ACT, CBT, attachment-based work and mindfulness depending on need.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years of clinical experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in the United Kingdom.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try counselling?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.