Leanne Walker, BACP

Leanne Walker is a counsellor with 12 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and a BACP credential. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Leanne aims to make first steps toward change feel less daunting by offering steady support and practical conversation.

She creates an open space where clients can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her, whether that means finding better daily routines or learning ways to respond to overwhelming emotions.

Leanne uses approaches drawn from attachment-based ideas, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques. That mix helps with relationship concerns, motivation, and coping during life transitions. She also draws on mindfulness and existential ideas when exploring meaning, values and day-to-day habits.

Over a dozen years of practice have included work with people facing grief, trauma, addiction and challenges linked to neurodiversity. She also supports those dealing with caregiving strain, chronic health concerns and ageing and geriatric issues as part of a broader practice.

Leanne describes therapy as a collaborative process. She listens, reflects and offers practical steps to try between sessions. If you want to know more about how she works, follow the Start Therapy process to arrange a match and schedule a first appointment.

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Leanne often draws on client-centred therapy, which emphasises listening, empathy and the client’s own priorities; this approach helps people feel heard and to identify what they want to change. She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a joint process. Leanne will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest ways of working to try together. That collaborative conversation helps decide which methods fit your needs best and when to adapt them as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around daily life and can reduce travel time. It also allows for focused check-ins, practising techniques between sessions and maintaining continuity when circumstances change.