Leanne McCann , BACP, NCPS

Leanne McCann is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and addiction. She also works with concerns around intimacy, eating and sleeping, parenting, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Leanne lists women's issues among her focus areas and draws on that perspective in her work.

Leanne offers a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what feels hard. She takes an integrative approach anchored in person-centred practice. That means she listens first, and then brings in practical tools to match each person's needs.

Her methods include acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioural techniques to help manage difficult thoughts and feelings. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape emotional patterns. Dialectical behaviour strategies support people who need help with emotional regulation and coping skills.

Leanne has five years of experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. She works with a wide range of concerns, including less commonly discussed topics such as kink and alternative sex culture, abandonment and adoption-related issues, chronic illness and caregiver stress.

Sessions take a practical shape: talking through current problems, learning simple skills, and trying small changes between meetings. She aims to help people feel clearer about their next steps and more able to manage day-to-day pressures.

Leanne practises from the United Kingdom and offers online options for people outside the local area. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English.

Approaches and online support for everyday struggles

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and situations where avoidance has become the default. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep or eating problems.

Finding which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means plans can change as you learn what helps most.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversations without travel. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, reflective writing or when fitting a session into a busy day. These options aim to make it easier to keep therapy consistent alongside work, caring or other commitments, while still using the same therapeutic approaches discussed above.