Laura Saggers , NCPS

Laura Saggers is a UK counsellor with four years of clinical experience who works from a foundation of professional training and ongoing development. She holds a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, a BA (Hons) degree and a PGCE - the PGCE is a postgraduate certificate in education and the BA (Hons) denotes a Bachelor of Arts with honours. She is registered with the NCPS, the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, which recognises her qualifications and requires adherence to a professional Code of Ethics.

In her private practice, Laura brings an integrative perspective to therapy, combining elements of Person-Centred work, Psychodynamic thinking, Transactional Analysis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) so that interventions are tailored to each person’s needs. She creates a warm, non-judgemental space where people can explore relationship concerns, family and parenting issues, intimacy and attachment difficulties, career challenges, and emotional struggles such as anxiety, depression, trauma, anger and low self-esteem.

Laura keeps her skills current through regular supervision and continuing professional development and maintains professional insurance and registration. She has provided counselling via telephone and video and maintains a private practice presence online at www.newchapter-therapy.co.uk, offering flexible ways for people to engage with therapy that suit their circumstances.

Integrative Methods and Online Therapy Support

Laura’s work draws particularly on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and an integrative counselling framework. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, offering practical tools to manage anxiety, stress, low mood and related difficulties. Integrative counselling combines techniques from different therapeutic traditions so that the therapist can tailor interventions to the individual - this approach supports work on relationships, attachment issues, trauma and life transitions by adapting to each person's circumstances and goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Laura treats finding the best fit as a collaborative effort, working with clients to clarify their goals, preferences and needs and adjusting methods over time to ensure the work feels relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility that can make engagement easier for many people. Video calls and phone sessions allow for real-time conversation when meeting in person is difficult, while live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter, more frequent ways to connect and reflect between sessions. These options can help people access consistent support around work, family commitments and geographic constraints, making therapy more adaptable to everyday life.