About Lesley
Lesley Parfitt is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with five years of clinical experience. She holds NCPS and works in the United Kingdom. Lesley focuses on anxiety, stress and related concerns and aims to make therapy straightforward and accessible.
She offers a depth-oriented style that draws on psychodynamic ideas alongside humanistic and Jungian influences. This means sessions may look at past patterns and inner meaning, while also paying attention to present feelings and relationships.
Background and approach
Lesley adapts her approach to each person rather than using a single method for everyone. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy are also part of her work, so conversations may include exercises to manage unhelpful thoughts and anxiety symptoms. She may use hypnotherapy techniques where appropriate to support issues such as eating concerns and trauma-related stress.
Lesley’s practice also attends to attachment issues, body image and control concerns. She helps people who struggle with guilt, shame, panic attacks, or difficulties after separation. Sessions aim to help clients notice patterns, build self-understanding and develop manageable steps forward.
Outside therapy, Lesley brings additional skills in breathwork and yoga, and runs women's circle work and coaching. These skills inform her practical, calm approach to recovery and self-care.
How Lesley’s approaches translate to online therapy
Lesley draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people who struggle with trust, closeness or repeating relationship cycles by noticing attachment styles and how they show up now.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on creating a non-judgemental space where a person’s own goals guide the work. That often means listening, reflecting and helping people find their own solutions rather than following a preset plan.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to give clear strategies for anxiety and mood difficulties. Practical exercises may include breaking down unhelpful thoughts, testing beliefs and building simple behavioural steps to reduce panic or worry.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide what feels most helpful based on needs, goals and personal preference. Adjustments are made as progress is reviewed so therapy stays relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility and accessibility. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions suit those who prefer no video or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, quick reflection or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work and daily life while keeping continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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