Sarah Leonard

Sarah Leonard is a counsellor with 18 years of experience who works with adults facing stress, anxiety and life transitions. She is BACP accredited, and offers a welcoming, non-judgemental space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping clients manage day-to-day challenges and find clearer ways forward.

She draws on client-centred principles to keep conversations focused on the person in front of her. Cognitive behavioural techniques help break unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. Dialectical behaviour therapy ideas are used for emotional regulation and crisis coping when needed.

Sarah has worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, ADHD, addictions and relationship difficulties. She also supports people navigating gender identity and LGBT issues, and addresses eating and food-related problems and compulsive behaviours. Her background includes work with those facing first responder stress and multicultural concerns.

Sessions tend to combine practical tools with reflective discussion. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and strategies to practice between meetings. Motivational interviewing helps where change feels stuck, and mindfulness exercises are offered to reduce overwhelm.

Based in the United Kingdom, Sarah uses an integrative style that adapts to each person’s pace. She describes her role as walking alongside clients rather than directing them, and aims to help people regain stability and clearer choice-making in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client feels heard and understood; it helps people who need a steady, accepting space to untangle their thoughts and feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) teaches practical ways to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours, which is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers techniques for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, and can be helpful for strong mood swings or impulsive behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to identify what feels most useful, combining elements from different methods to match a person's goals and preferences. This is reviewed over time so the work stays relevant and practical.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel time and choose quieter surroundings for a focused check-in. It also allows shorter or longer meeting rhythms where helpful, and supports using recorded exercises, written worksheets or mindfulness practices between sessions to reinforce progress.