Counsellor profile
Sarah Leonard, BACP
BACP counsellor - parenting and relationship concerns
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- Client-centred approach
- CBT methods
- DBT skills
About Sarah
Sarah Leonard is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 18 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strains, relationship difficulties, ADHD, addictions and life changes. She also supports people with career and coaching concerns and LGBT-related issues.
Sarah uses a straightforward, person-focused way of working. Sessions aim to be conversational and practical. She listens to what is worrying a person and helps them find manageable next steps.
Her practice draws on client-centred methods that keep the person’s own goals at the centre. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify patterns of thinking that make stress or low mood worse. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy tools are brought in for crisis tolerance and emotion regulation when those skills are helpful.
Mindfulness-based approaches and motivational interviewing are used to support change and sustain new habits. These tools are explained simply and practised in sessions, then adapted to everyday life. Sarah combines methods rather than sticking to a single model.
Many people come to her worried about parenting strain, relationship tension, or managing work and home demands. She offers clear, short-term strategies alongside deeper reflective work when that suits the person. The emphasis is on practical steps to reduce overwhelm and improve coping.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Sarah uses client-centred work to start, which means sessions focus on what the person says matters most. This approach helps clarify immediate concerns and set practical goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy involves spotting thoughts and habits that keep stress or low mood going and practising different ways of thinking and acting to change those patterns.She also draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques for emotion regulation and crisis management. DBT skills are taught in short, practical exercises that people can try between sessions to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive reactions. Together these approaches help with parenting strain, anxiety and addictive behaviours by offering concrete tools alongside reflective talk.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will help the person decide which approaches fit their aims and everyday life, and will adapt techniques as progress is reviewed. This is a collaborative process focused on what works for the individual.
Please confirm the exact online session formats before booking because the biography does not specify them. Many people choose online sessions to fit therapy into a busy week, to shorten travel, or to make scheduling easier around work and home commitments.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, relationship problems, ADHD, addictions and career or coaching issues.
What kind of therapeutic style does she use?
She combines client-centred listening with practical CBT techniques and DBT-informed skills, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with adults in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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