Laura Scales, LMFT

Laura Scales brings a depth of life experience to her work as a therapist, combining hands-on caregiving, outdoor leadership, and clinical training to support individuals, couples, and families. Her route to counseling was not linear - earlier roles caring for people with chronic illness and severe disabilities, leading outdoor programs like rock and ice climbing, sea kayaking, and swim instruction, and coordinating activities in a senior living community all informed her belief in resilience and human potential.

Those years in varied roles taught her how sudden events can upend a person’s path and how difficult transitions can also become opportunities for growth. Her time as a high altitude mountaineer, including summiting Mt. Aconcagua at 22,837 feet, reinforced a practice of presence and an appreciation for being fully grounded in the moment.

Laura completed a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Argosy University’s Denver campus, with practicum training at West Springs Psychiatric Hospital. She has worked in community mental health outpatient settings as an intake, individual, and group therapist and now offers care in private practice. As an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she draws on clinical knowledge and empathy developed while working with clients across the lifespan and diverse backgrounds.

She focuses on relationship and family concerns as well as individual issues such as grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career challenges, and bipolar disorder. Laura uses evidence-based methods tailored to each person’s needs, including Internal Family Systems Therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, solution-focused techniques, and strength-based practices. Her approach emphasizes client expertise and empowerment so individuals and families can clarify goals, explore solutions, and build healthier connections.

When not working with clients, she spends as much time as possible outdoors, drawing on the restorative influence of nature to stay engaged, balanced, and inspired.