Leanne Orrick , BACP

Leanne Orrick is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief and relationship or intimacy worries. She also supports people dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger and career pressures. Leanne lists Women's issues among her areas of focus and offers a compassionate, non-judgemental approach.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions give space to cry, sit in silence, rant or try out new ways of thinking. Leanne uses person-centred listening as the foundation of her work so clients feel heard and accepted as they are.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy when practical steps and clear plans are helpful. CBT can suit people who prefer measurable goals and short-term tools for anxiety, phobias or intrusive thoughts. Mindfulness techniques are used alongside these approaches to help with stress and grounding.

Leanne trained for five years to qualify as a counsellor and cognitive behavioural therapist and brings 11 years of experience to her practice. She works with many issues including ADHD, attachment and body image concerns, caregiving stress, adoption and foster care questions, and exploring sexual identity and kink culture.

Based in the United Kingdom, Leanne offers sessions online as well as in person. She is registered with BACP, which is shown as BACP in her credentials. Her sessions aim to build trust, set realistic goals and find small, achievable steps that fit each person's life.

Approaches and how online therapy can help

Leanne uses person-centred counselling, which focuses on listening without judgement and helping people feel accepted. That approach aims to create space for feelings to surface so a person can work out what they need and want.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, a practical approach that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT helps by breaking problems into smaller steps and setting achievable goals for anxiety, phobias or unhelpful thinking patterns.

Mindfulness practices are included to help clients notice and manage stress, grounding attention in the present and reducing rumination.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and responses to different techniques and together decide which methods to use. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging lets clients keep a written thread of thoughts between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, childcare or travel.