Scott Mottram
Practical counselling for stress and life change
About Scott
Scott Mottram helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, anger, addiction or life changes. He is experienced with issues such as parenting strain, sleep difficulties, grief, trauma and challenges around self-esteem and ADHD. Scott works in a direct, down-to-earth way to make conversations feel straightforward and useful from the start.
He offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what is worrying them. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as making sense of painful experiences.
Background and approach
Scott draws on a mix of approaches so he can adapt to each person's needs as they change. Scott has been working as a counsellor for 10 years and holds BACP accreditation, which reflects his commitment to professional standards. He uses simple, evidence-based tools when they help, and explains them in plain language so people can try them between sessions.
Typical sessions involve setting clear priorities, learning small new skills and looking at patterns that keep problems going. He pays close attention to attachment and relationship issues when these are relevant, and will work on emotional connection and communication skills where helpful. People say the work often brings practical relief and clearer decision making.
Scott aims to help people feel more grounded and able to make changes at a pace that suits them.
What Scott works with
How Scott works
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Sessions & fees
Approach choices and online counselling
Scott often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on actions that matter to them. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and problems that keep someone stuck in avoidance.He also uses Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early relationship patterns shape current ways of relating. This approach can help when people struggle with trust, emotional distance or repeated conflicts in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and adapt methods as progress is made. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and reading non-verbal signals, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a working day. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins, notes between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and to fit therapeutic work into everyday life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
