About Laurie
Laurie Scarce is an ACA counsellor with 12 years of professional experience. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those navigating major life changes. Laurie speaks plainly and offers steady support for people ready to try something different.
Laurie believes clients know their own story and brings a strengths-based attitude to sessions. She helps people name what’s causing them pain and build simple, workable steps forward.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on practical tools that fit day-to-day life rather than dense theory. Common concerns Laurie helps with include low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties and challenges with motivation. She also supports people dealing with grief and loss, loneliness, social anxiety and phobia.
Work can include improving communication, letting go of guilt or moving towards a clearer sense of purpose. Sessions are collaborative. Laurie listens, reflects, and offers strategies you can try between meetings.
She encourages small, steady changes and checks in on what is and isn’t helping. People who prefer clear, down-to-earth guidance often find her approach useful. Laurie aims to empower clients to make choices that suit their values and daily life.
She works in English and practises from Australia.
Approach and online sessions that suit your life
Laurie draws on well-established, evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional coping. One common focus is teaching skills to manage anxiety and stress - these are step-by-step practices for recognising anxious patterns and using breathing, relaxed attention and problem-focused strategies to reduce overwhelm. Another common approach emphasises building self-esteem and motivation through small behaviour changes and goal-setting, helping clients notice progress and adjust actions to match what matters to them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurie collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and day-to-day life. She checks in about what is working and will adapt strategies if something doesn’t fit, so therapy remains relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or want shorter, more frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and caring responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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