About Leann
Leann Laithwaite is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to help people manage stress and anxiety. She keeps the person at the centre of sessions and adapts her way of working to suit each client's needs. She trained with a foundation degree in Integrative Counselling and also holds a diploma in Health and Social Care.
Leann has worked in health and social care settings since 2016, building practical experience over five years.
Background and approach
Her background gives her a broad view of common life problems and how they can affect daily routines. Leann combines client-centred listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural ideas and reflective work drawn from psychodynamic thinking. That mix helps people notice patterns, try small changes and talk through difficult feelings.
Sessions are shaped around what a person wants to get from therapy. She has worked with a range of concerns including relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting stress, anger and self-esteem. Leann also supports people facing life changes, those living with ADHD and those managing depression or low mood.
Sessions may use conversational exploration, skills practice or focused problem-solving depending on what helps most. The aim is to make progress that feels manageable and relevant to everyday life. Practical steps and gentle reflection sit side by side in her work.
How her approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the individual. The counsellor reflects back what they hear and follows the client's pace, which helps people gain clarity and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and offers practical exercises to try. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood and stress by teaching coping skills and small behaviour changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Leann will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to use. That collaborative process makes it easier to try different ways of working until something fits.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation over distance. Phone calls can be shorter check-ins or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer typed conversations or need a quick way to share thoughts between sessions. These formats help fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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