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Laura Thomas – Parentology

Overview

Laura Thomas is a UK-based teen mental health specialist, author, and founder of Parentology, a platform supporting parents to navigate their teenager’s mental health, behaviour, and emotional wellbeing.

With over 20 years’ experience working with teens and families, Laura specialises in bridging the gap between overstretched services and what families are dealing with behind closed doors.

Her work focuses on supporting parents during high-pressure moments, helping them respond with greater clarity, confidence, and emotional steadiness.

Laura is known for her calm, practical, and highly relatable approach, translating therapeutic insight into everyday tools parents can actually use.

Areas of Expertise

Laura is available for expert commentary on:

  • Teenage mental health and emotional wellbeing

  • Anxiety, panic, shutdowns, and emotional regulation in teens

  • Parent–teen relationships and conflict at home

  • Supporting families when services are unavailable or delayed

  • Neurodiversity, sensory overwhelm, and emotional regulation

  • Behaviour as communication, not “bad behaviour”

  • School refusal, withdrawal, and crisis points

  • The emotional load carried by parents

  • Why supporting parents is key to improving outcomes for teens

Media Experience & Style

Laura provides:

  • Clear, grounded expert insight

  • Practical, real-world advice

  • A non-judgemental, parent-supportive perspective

  • Warm, accessible language, without clinical jargon

She is available for:

  • Print and online features

  • Podcasts

  • Radio interviews

  • Panel discussions

  • Expert commentary and quotes

About Parentology

Parentology is a modern support model designed for parents of teenagers.

It combines therapeutic understanding with practical, coaching-led support, recognising that parents are the most influential factor in a teen’s wellbeing.

Support includes 1:1 sessions, real-time messaging support, workshops, talks, and accessible resources, designed to meet parents in the moments traditional services often miss.

Author

Laura is the author of:

Her work helps parents understand what sits beneath behaviour and how to respond with clarity, rather than fear, panic, or conflict.

Location

Based in the UK. Available for national and regional media.

Contact

For media enquiries, interviews, or expert commentary:

Email: info@parentologyworld.com
Website:www.parentologyworld.com and www.laurathomascounselling.co.uk