Sarah Leonard

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT and DBT ideas
• Support for LGBT issues

About Sarah

Sarah Leonard works with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes using an integrative, person-centred approach. She draws on practical strategies as well as talking therapy to help people manage day-to-day difficulties and make clearer choices. Sarah is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has 18 years' experience.

Sarah sees people who are dealing with relationship strain, career questions, parenting pressures and addiction concerns. She also supports clients with ADHD, gender dysphoria and a range of mood and eating issues. Sessions focus on identifying what is most urgent and on small, manageable steps to reduce distress.

Her method brings together Client-Centred Therapy with cognitive and behavioural techniques where useful. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ideas and mindfulness are introduced when people need help with emotion regulation and urges. Motivational Interviewing is used to explore ambivalence and to support change in areas like substance use and eating behaviour.

In a typical session she listens for what matters most, reflects what she hears and offers practical skills to try between meetings. Psychoeducation is used to explain patterns and options in everyday language. She aims to help clients build clearer routines, tolerable plans and better coping responses.

Sarah has worked with diverse communities over nearly two decades and uses that experience to notice cultural and identity factors in the work. People are encouraged to set the pace and focus for therapy, with review points to check progress and change direction if needed.

How Sarah uses talking therapies online

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's concerns at the centre of the work by listening, reflecting and helping people decide what to focus on. It suits anyone who wants a supportive, collaborative way to clarify feelings and choices.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical experiments to change patterns. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful behaviours.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive responses. Practical techniques include distress-tolerance and emotion-regulation strategies that can be practised between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then agree a plan together. This collaborative decision-making helps tailor the mix of listening, skills and homework to each person's situation.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and travel, and they can reduce time spent commuting. They also allow a quicker check-in when someone needs shorter support between meetings.

Topics Sarah lists

• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Coaching
• Antisocial personality
• Avoidant personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• First responder issues
• Gender dysphoria
• Infidelity
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexuality
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy

Questions about Sarah

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed as one of the main concerns she works with and is addressed using cognitive and behavioural techniques alongside person-centred methods.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She works integratively, combining Client-Centred Therapy with CBT, DBT-informed strategies, mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing.

How long has she been practising?

She has 18 years' professional experience.

Is she accredited and where does she practise?

She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost and how do subscriptions work?

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