Lesley Papper, BACP

Lesley Papper is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship difficulties. She also helps with eating concerns, addictions, sleep problems, self-esteem and career worries. Lesley works with issues tied to parenting, caregiver strain, ageing and geriatric issues, ADHD and trauma responses.

She offers a warm, accepting space where people can talk about what feels hard. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Lesley encourages self-care and a kinder view of oneself while helping clients identify unhelpful patterns that keep them stuck.

Lesley draws on several complementary approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and focus on values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to address thoughts and behaviours that maintain distress. Client-centred methods create a respectful, non-judgemental setting where clients lead the conversation.

She also brings psychodynamic thinking when it helps to look at how past experiences shape current feelings. Solution-focused techniques are used for practical problem solving and to set achievable goals. Lesley aims to match methods to the person, working on immediate concerns alongside longer-term change.

Lesley is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, shown as BACP. She has nine years of experience working in a range of settings in the United Kingdom and with international clients, and offers both short-term and longer-term work.

Approaches that translate well to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then focus on what matters most to them. It supports people who are trying to make values-guided changes despite ongoing worries or low mood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and sleep problems. Client-Centred Therapy offers an empathic, non-judgemental space where the person sets the pace and agenda, helping people feel heard and understood.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Lesley will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs and preferences. That may mean combining short-term practical techniques with deeper exploration of past patterns so therapy fits what the client wants to achieve.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so check the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel, and it can allow shorter check-ins or phone-only conversations when that suits someone better. Many people find remote sessions save travel time and help keep continuity of care while juggling everyday life.