Leanne Orrick, BACP

Leanne Orrick helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem or grief. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, addictions, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting stress, career uncertainty and compassion fatigue. Leanne works with issues around intimacy, ADHD and many other life changes people find hard to manage alone.

She offers a warm, non-judgemental space where clients can speak openly. Leanne uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and understanding. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, using practical steps and action plans when clients want measurable change.

In sessions she encourages people to say what they need to say, whether that means talking, crying, sitting in silence or trying small experiments between meetings. The emphasis is on building trust and on working together to find what helps most in everyday life.

Leanne trained for five years to qualify in counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She has 11 years of experience working as a counsellor and has been in independent practice for several of those years. Her listed credential is BACP, which indicates her registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Therapy aims are agreed together and may include short-term practical plans or longer exploration of past hurts. Anyone interested in starting is invited to follow the service's sign-up steps and arrange sessions according to the therapist's scheduling process.

How Leanne’s approaches translate to online counselling

Leanne uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-Centred Therapy is about creating an accepting space where the person is heard without judgement and can talk at their own pace; it helps when someone needs understanding and emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour and trying small experiments or practical steps to change them; it can be useful for anxiety, phobias and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide whether a person-centred focus, CBT techniques or a blend suits the client's needs, goals and preferences. That conversation happens early on and stays flexible as things change.

Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel and saving time. They can allow shorter check-ins, steady weekly sessions from different locations and easier rearranging around work or family commitments. The biography lists online practice alongside in-person work, but the exact session formats should be confirmed before booking so you know what will be offered.