About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Leydon offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She introduces herself simply and listens first, helping clients who struggle with self-esteem, sleep, grief, addictions or relationship and intimacy concerns. Jacqueline uses plain language and aims to make early sessions feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure about therapy.
She draws on eight years of experience and holds BACP membership, which she lists as her professional credential.
How Jacqueline works
Her background includes personal experience with ADHD, autism, trauma and domestic violence, and she says this helps her relate to people who find trust difficult. Jacqueline aims to be warm, genuine and non-judgemental in sessions. Jacqueline blends several practical approaches rather than relying on a single method.
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioural ideas to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Attachment-based and client-centred principles guide how she builds trust and focuses conversations around the client’s concerns. In sessions she helps people work through parenting strain, career stress, abandonment or communication problems, and complex issues such as dissociation or dependent personality patterns.
She also supports those coping with trauma, bereavement and the aftermath of abuse. Jacqueline aims to be steady and patient, helping people find small, useful changes. Her style is conversational and collaborative.
She will listen, reflect what she hears and offer practical ways to test out new behaviours between sessions. Jacqueline encourages clients to set the pace and decide which goals matter most.
Jacqueline lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Jacqueline works with
The areas below are the ones Jacqueline selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Jacqueline’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then identify values and small actions that move life forward. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical experiments to shift mood and behaviour, which suits worries, sleep problems and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and helps people change patterns in current relationships through reflective conversation and new ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Jacqueline listens to what matters most, discusses the different ways she might help and agrees a plan with each person. She adapts methods to the client’s goals and pace rather than following a fixed formula, so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to use a camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, written reflection or those who find typing easier than speaking. These options give flexibility for different days and needs while keeping the therapeutic focus consistent.
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