About Leela
Leela Kealani is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has five years of professional experience and works with people feeling stressed, anxious, low in mood, or struggling with relationship and trauma-related issues. She uses somatic methods alongside talking therapy to help people notice and ease tension held in the body.
Leela begins by listening to each person's story and identifying what feels most urgent. She treats clients as the experts on their lives and looks for existing strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and simple skills that can be used between meetings. Her work often includes support for people dealing with panic attacks, social anxiety, attachment concerns and the effects of abuse. She also helps with problems around self-esteem, body image, guilt and shame, and coping after separation or divorce.
Leela adapts conversations to the individual's pace and needs. Leela combines talking therapies with somatic techniques to help people notice how stress shows up in their bodies. This can include breathing, movement and grounding exercises done in session.
The aim is to provide tools that reduce overwhelming feelings and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions are offered in English and are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Therapy is delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, with cost varying by location and therapist availability.
How somatic and talking therapies translate to online care
Leela uses a blend of talking therapies and somatic techniques to help people manage anxiety and stress. Talking therapy focuses on understanding thoughts, feelings and patterns that cause distress and on practising new ways to respond. Somatic techniques ask people to notice bodily sensations and use simple breathing, grounding and gentle movement exercises to ease tension and panic symptoms.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods over time. This collaborative process helps decide whether more conversational work, more body-focused practice, or a mix will be most helpful for each person.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and guided somatic exercises. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, paced conversations, or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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