Laura Scotland, BACP

Laura Scotland is a creative psychotherapist who works from a person-centred approach. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she aims to give people space to lead sessions with what matters most to them.

Sessions blend talking with creative ways to process feelings. Laura may suggest mark making, movement, metaphor work or simple talking, depending on what feels helpful. She focuses on making time to listen and respond with sensitivity and respect.

She has three years of clinical experience supporting people with stress and anxiety. She also helps with grief, coping with loss, motivation, self-esteem and confidence concerns. Living with health challenges, including cancer, is listed among her focus areas and she offers support tailored to those kinds of adjustment issues.

Laura also works with people facing family conflict, attachment concerns, and issues related to isolation or social anxiety. She mentions experience with domestic violence, body image and workplace issues, and with young adult and women’s issues.

In the first session she gathers what the person wants to work on and then builds sessions around those goals. She aims to adapt methods to each person’s needs so therapy feels personal and practical. The therapist encourages people to notice small steps forward as they work through change.

To start, clients are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is then arranged according to the therapist’s availability and the service subscription terms.

How creative approaches translate to online therapy

Creative, person-centred work with this therapist combines talking with simple expressive methods. For example, mark making or drawing is used as a way to notice feelings and create images to reflect experience. This can help with stress, grief, body image concerns and adjustment to health changes.

Movement and metaphor work are also options she may offer. Movement can be gentle, practical ways to notice bodily responses to anxiety or trauma. Metaphors help people name hard-to-describe feelings and make them easier to talk about in sessions.

Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will check what matters to the person, try different ways of working, and adapt methods to fit goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It can also support continuity of care when managing health challenges or living in another country, subject to scheduling and the service subscription terms.