Laura Scotland
Creative person-centred psychotherapist
About Laura
Laura Scotland is a creative psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She uses a person-centred, creative approach that lets each person lead the work. Sessions can include talking, mark making, movement and using metaphors to help process what matters most to you.
She has three years of experience supporting people with stress and anxiety. She also helps with family problems, grief and coping with major life changes.
Background and approach
Self-esteem and motivation are areas she often addresses in short, practical ways. Laura works with issues linked to attachment, isolation and social anxiety. She has additional experience relating to autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, cancer, domestic violence and workplace concerns.
She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame and finding purpose. In the first session she listens to what you want to focus on and agrees a practical way forward. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs so the mix of creative tasks and talking can change over time.
She aims to be respectful, sensitive and compassionate in every appointment. Signing up for therapy can feel hard and Laura acknowledges that step. She offers a straightforward, calm approach designed to help people engage with change and build coping strategies to manage everyday pressures.
What Laura works with
Sessions & fees
How person-centred and creative methods work online
Laura uses a person-centred approach that prioritises what you want to work on. The therapist follows your lead and offers questions, reflections and gentle guidance to help you explore feelings and make practical changes. This approach suits stress, anxiety and life transitions where your own priorities shape the work.She also uses creative processing techniques such as mark making, movement and metaphor work adapted for online sessions. These tools give different ways to express emotions beyond talk and can be helpful for grief, low self-esteem and processing difficult memories. The creative tasks are simple to do at home and are explained step by step during a session.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match your needs, goals and preferences. If a way of working does not feel helpful, adjustments are made so the sessions remain practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful for lower bandwidth or shorter check-ins, and messaging suits people who prefer writing or need brief, ongoing contact. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
