Laura Scotland, BACP

Laura Scotland is a qualified creative psychotherapist who works from a person-centred, creative stance and is registered with the BACP, the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She gives people the space to set the agenda for sessions while offering gentle guidance and options for processing difficult material. Those options may include talking through experiences, exploring feelings through mark making or movement, and working with metaphors to make sense of inner experience.

With three years of clinical experience, Laura has supported people facing stress and anxiety, family conflict, grief and loss, low motivation, and challenges with self esteem and confidence. She also has experience helping clients adjust to major life changes and cope with trauma. Her practice is grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she aims to tailor each course of work to the unique needs that emerge in the first meeting.

In that initial session Laura listens for what matters most to the client and collaborates on a clear plan for subsequent meetings. She recognises that starting therapy takes courage and she acknowledges that step while offering steady, creative support throughout the therapeutic process.

Creative and Evidence-Based Approaches Delivered Online

Laura combines a person-centred creative approach with evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Her person-centred creative work focuses on following the client’s lead, creating space for exploration, and using creative methods - such as mark making, movement, and metaphors - to access feelings that can be hard to put into words. Evidence-based techniques provide structured strategies drawn from clinical research to help manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship difficulties in practical ways.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Laura works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and current needs, adapting over time as progress and priorities evolve. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy feels relevant and workable.

Online therapy offers flexibility to engage in sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives or to access therapists from different locations. These options support continuity of care and make it feasible to receive consistent support from licensed professionals regardless of where someone is based.