Jacqueline Leydon

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• ACT and CBT techniques

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline Leydon works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem and addictions using a person-centred, integrative approach that focuses on the client. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years of experience in counselling.

Jacqueline draws on her own life experience alongside clinical practice to understand how trauma, loss and neurodiversity can affect daily life. In sessions she listens without judging and encourages clear, practical steps that clients can use between meetings. She combines person-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural and acceptance-based methods when these suit the person.

The first meetings are used to identify what is most pressing and to agree small, achievable goals. Jacqueline pays attention to attachment patterns and how early experiences shape current relationships. She also works with issues such as abandonment, codependency and communication problems, helping people recognise unhelpful patterns and try different ways of relating.

For people managing ADHD, autism or recovery from abuse, she offers a steady, straightforward style and practical coping ideas. She includes existential and mindfulness perspectives to help people find meaning and calm when life feels overwhelming. Sessions can address grief, anger, intimacy concerns and career-related stress with the same practical focus.

Jacqueline aims to make counselling easy to follow and focused on real change. She asks clients to agree small tasks between sessions and reviews progress regularly. The emphasis is on building trust, increasing self-understanding and finding workable ways to cope with life changes.

Approaches used in online counselling and how they help

Jacqueline uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values; this can be useful for long-term worries, low mood and getting unstuck. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to examine how early relationships affect current trust and communication, which helps with intimacy, abandonment and relationship patterns. Her client-centred style focuses on the person in the room, offering listening and reflection while using other methods where helpful.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jacqueline discusses options with each client and together they agree which methods to try based on the person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape practical tasks and small goals between sessions.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking as current options are not specified here. Many people find online counselling easier to fit around work and family life, and it can reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk through practical arrangements with Jacqueline when you schedule the first meeting so sessions fit into everyday routines.

Topics Jacqueline lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Jacqueline

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of work and are addressed with practical coping strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers a person-centred, integrative approach mixing client-centred work with elements of CBT, ACT, attachment and existential ideas.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience in counselling practice.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she accept international clients?

No, she does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.