Leah Murphy , BACP

Leah Murphy is a counsellor with over 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She works with individuals on relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief and loss, and supports those facing parenting challenges or career strain. Leah also helps people navigating ADHD, bipolar mood issues, eating and sleeping problems, and LGBTQ-related matters.

Her approach aims to make talking about hard things easier. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space so people can say what they need to say. Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her and on practical steps to feel steadier day to day.

Leah uses a mix of ways to work depending on the issue. She draws on client-centred listening to understand each person's perspective. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small changes. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills offer tools for managing strong emotions, and trauma-focused work helps process difficult past experiences.

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Leah practices from the United Kingdom and provides therapy in English. Many clients find the combination of steady listening and clear, practical techniques helpful when life feels overwhelming.

People who want to begin are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions. Leah supports international clients and offers different online formats to suit varied needs.

How Leah's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement. In practice it means sessions prioritise the client's perspective and pace, helping them feel heard and shaping goals together. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers concrete exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leah will discuss options and choose methods together with the client based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision lets the person try different techniques and see what helps most over time.

Online therapy offers practical benefits. Video calls let conversations feel close to face to face while fitting around work or home schedules. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when hands-free time is preferred. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing skill practice and moments when writing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to keep regular appointments and use therapy tools between sessions.