I am credentialed in the United Kingdom with 9 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma, abuse, coping with grief, & coping with loss. I have had the opportunity to work alongside many clients with chronic conditions, family issues, and school counselling i also have experience working with coping with life changes and many more issues. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #396854
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Laura-Anne Mervyn. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Laura is kind and extremely non-judgmental. It’s very easy to open up
To her and I’m super grateful for the opportunity to work through my anxiety with her !
Written on May 18, 2026 after therapy with Laura-Anne for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Laura-Anne has made my first therapy experience a positive one! She is a thoughtful and attentive listener and is always proactive in suggesting different ways for me to cope with negative feelings/situations. Her approach to the sessions are client-lead so I never feel pressured to discuss a topic I don't want to or that I'm not prepared for.
Written on May 06, 2026 after therapy with Laura-Anne for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes
Laura-Anne has changed my life for the better. She listens without judgement and has supported me every step of the way on my journey to achieving a happier, more confident me.
Written on Apr 13, 2026 after therapy with Laura-Anne for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety
I've had two sessions so far with Laura-Anne and she has been excellent. She has all the qualities that make a great therapist, which include; active listening, identifying the client's problem(s), offering practical and realistic solutions whilst also working on deeper understanding of the nature of the problem.
Written on Apr 03, 2026 after therapy with Laura-Anne for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, and relationship issues
Laura-Anne has been really insightful and has started helping me identify key aspects from my life that have affect now and we are working towards overcoming these issues.
Written on Feb 11, 2026 after therapy with Laura-Anne for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, and intimacy-related issues
Laura-Anne is a great therapist, I feel that I've made a great deal of progress while working with her. She is very helpful and probably the best practicioner I've had therapy with!
Written on Jan 14, 2026 after therapy with Laura-Anne for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and adhd