Counsellor profile
Leanne Walker, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and life changes
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
About Leanne
Counsellor and member of the BACP with 12 years of experience, Leanne Walker helps people in the United Kingdom who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes.
Leanne uses a client-centred style. She listens to what matters most and works with each person to set clear, practical steps. Sessions aim to help people talk through feelings, find ways to cope and build daily routines that make a difference.
Her work also addresses relationship concerns, sexuality and identity issues, addiction, grief, trauma and intimacy-related difficulties. She supports people with sleep and eating problems, career strain, parenting pressures and long-term conditions such as chronic pain. Additional focus includes attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome.
Leanne draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that can change day-to-day coping. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current ones. Mindfulness and existential approaches are part of sessions when they suit a person's needs.
Her style is practical and straightforward. She works together with clients to agree on goals and review progress. To start, people choose the online counselling options, complete a short matching form, and book a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Leanne often uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques in sessions. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens without directing the conversation and helps people identify what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioural work looks at unhelpful thoughts and patterns and tries small, practical changes to test new ways of coping.Attachment-based ideas are also part of her practice. This looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people notice and adjust repeated ways of relating to others. These approaches can help with anxiety, relationship worries, low mood and difficulties linked to past trauma.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a process. The counsellor will work together with the client to agree what feels helpful, and adjust methods as goals and needs evolve. That collaborative choice is part of the first sessions and ongoing reviews.
The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting therapy around work and family commitments and reducing travel time. Specific session formats are not listed here, so check the online counselling options before booking to confirm what is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to keep regular appointments and to bring short check-ins or longer therapeutic work into a normal week.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she help with most often?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, plus areas such as addiction, grief and relationship concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works in a client-centred way and uses cognitive behavioural, attachment-based, existential and mindfulness approaches as appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural issues.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients; sessions are offered to people in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.