About Leanne
Leanne Roughton is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with three years of professional experience. She offers a calm, straightforward approach and aims to help people find clearer ways forward when life feels overwhelming. Leanne focuses on stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and the strain of major life changes.
She also supports people processing grief, trauma and abuse, and those dealing with intimacy-related worries or parenting pressures.
How Leanne works
Work and career stress, self-esteem struggles, anger and compassion fatigue are within her practice too. Her style is to create a welcoming space where clients can talk without fear of judgement. Sessions are conversational and practical.
Leanne listens for the patterns that keep problems alive, then helps clients try different ways of thinking and behaving. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes, body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and issues linked to narcissistic behaviours or post-traumatic stress. Those areas often come up alongside day-to-day worries and workplace difficulties.
Leanne offers multiple online formats to suit different needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and then scheduling is arranged according to therapist availability.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Leanne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns and trying practical changes. One approach addresses attachment and abandonment themes by looking at past relationship patterns and how they shape current responses; this helps with intimacy worries and communication problems. Another approach targets trauma and post-traumatic stress by building safety, pacing difficult memories and developing coping skills to manage strong reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to identify what fits each person’s needs and goals. Together they will adapt methods as progress is made and priorities shift, so the plan feels practical and personalised.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to keep working between commitments. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates, reflective writing or people who find typing easier than speaking. These options make it possible to continue therapy from different places and at different times to fit everyday life.
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