Leann Laithwaite, BACP

Leann Laithwaite is an integrative counsellor with five years' experience working across health and social care. She places each person at the heart of the work and adapts sessions to meet individual needs. Leann aims to create a straightforward, calm space to talk through what is troubling someone now.

She trained with a foundation degree in Integrative Counselling and holds a diploma in Health and Social Care. She also has Mental Health First Aid and first aid training, plus courses in the Incredible Years programme and adverse childhood experiences. That training has shaped how she notices patterns and responds to immediate concerns.

Leann uses client-centred ideas to listen and follow the person's pace. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help people spot and change thinking and behaviour that cause distress. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and experiences affect current feelings.

The counsellor often works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also supports people worried about relationships, parenting, anger, self-esteem, addictions, ADHD and LGBT issues. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer understanding, not on jargon.

Her approach is flexible and collaborative. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical tools and gentle reflection. Leann asks questions, offers ways to try things differently, and checks in about what is most helpful.

How Leann's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and following the person's lead. It focuses on understanding concerns, building trust and helping someone feel heard before working on change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and then practise new ways of responding to reduce anxiety and low mood. Psychodynamic ideas look at how past relationships and experiences influence current feelings and relationships, often helping people spot repeating patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to choose or adapt methods that match their goals, preferences and situation. Conversations in early sessions help decide whether to focus on practical techniques, deeper reflection, or a mix of both.

Please confirm the available session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and daily life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to access help from home or during a break. Registered or accredited professionals can offer online help that mirrors their in-person methods, so practical tools and reflective work remain possible across different ways of meeting.