About Leanne
Leanne Kernohan helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or worn down by life. She welcomes conversations about anxiety, stress, addictions, trauma, low self‑esteem and problems with motivation. Her approach is straightforward and calm, aimed at making the next small steps feel doable.
Leanne works from the idea that each person knows their own story best. She listens without judgement and helps people notice what matters to them. That can make it easier to choose actions that match personal values and goals.
How Leanne works
She uses practical talking therapies such as cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build flexibility around difficult feelings. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to find the will to change habits. Attachment‑based and client‑centred ways of working inform how she builds trust in sessions.
Leanne has four years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes supporting people through grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger and coping with life changes. Sessions cover a wide range of concerns including chronic pain and illness, body image, and problems with communication or control.
She also offers help around family‑related difficulties, fatherhood issues, and recovery from domestic violence or substance use issues. Practical choices in sessions are discussed together. Leanne encourages small achievable goals, clear ways to practise new skills between meetings, and regular review of progress.
Leanne lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Leanne works with
The areas below are the ones Leanne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Leanne draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as two central ways of working. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult feelings without fighting them and choose actions that match their values.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with you about your goals, try different techniques, and adapt methods to suit what feels helpful. That collaborative process helps decide which tools to keep using and which to change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are good for face‑to‑face conversation and learning practical exercises. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work for shorter check‑ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on goals between meetings.
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