- Client-centred approach
- CBT tools
- DBT skills
About Leah
Leah Murphy is a counsellor with BACP registration and 21 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship concerns. Leah also supports people dealing with trauma, parenting strains, adoption and foster care questions, and issues around self-esteem and identity.
Leah keeps sessions straightforward and calm. She aims to make it easy to talk about hard things. She focuses on listening and understanding before suggesting tools or actions.
Her approach draws on client-centred work that puts the person’s priorities first. She uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to spot patterns of thinking that increase distress. She also draws on dialectical behaviour therapy skills to support emotional regulation and coping during intense moments.
In sessions Leah aims to set clear, manageable steps. She will work with each person to try different ways of handling problems and check what feels useful. Conversations are paced to suit the person’s energy and needs.
Leah has spent over two decades helping people through life transitions and complex emotional problems. She welcomes questions about adoption and foster care matters and about how therapy might fit into daily life. To begin, people follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How Leah’s approaches can work online
Leah combines client-centred work with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy. Client-centred work means the conversation follows the person’s priorities and pace, helping them feel heard and setting goals together. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers simple exercises to reduce anxiety and lift mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Leah will collaborate with each person to test approaches and adjust the plan based on goals and what feels helpful. This means trying different techniques and checking in together about progress and comfort.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use video or phone options depending on how they prefer to engage. Ask about specific arrangements before your first session so you can choose what fits your routine.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Leah commonly support?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She also supports people with relationship, intimacy and self-esteem issues and adoption and foster care matters.
What is her therapy style like?
Leah uses a calm, direct style that starts with listening. She focuses on what the person wants to work on and offers simple, practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional practice working with a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
What credential does Leah hold and where is she based?
Leah is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any location-specific details before booking.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.