Laura Woodward has been a surgical vet in practice for over 20 years and is also an accredited psychotherapist. She has worked as a surgeon in universities and private practices in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and Australia.She has also worked in many charities and established VSPCA in Visakhapatnam in India to neuter and vaccinate stray dogs.

Laura is an ACPNL and ISPC affiliated Counsellor specialising in child and adolescent counselling, and adult stress management, anxiety and depression. Laura is an accredited mindfulness practitioner and positive psychologist, and runs regular mindful meditation sessions for veterinary surgeons, nurses and managers. She has presented on mental wellbeing at London Vet Show, BVOA, ESVOT conferences, VETFestival and more.

She is the author of Mental Wellbeing and Positive Psychology for Veterinary Professionals, a book published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2023.