Leanne Orrick, BACP

Leanne Orrick is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and midlife concerns. She also supports those coping with relationship strain, grief, addiction issues and major life changes. Her approach aims to make hard conversations feel possible and manageable.

She works from a person-centred perspective, which means she listens without judgement and follows the pace each person needs. That matter-of-fact kindness makes space for strong feelings, silence or laughter. Clients are encouraged to speak honestly about what is happening for them and what they want to change.

Alongside her person-centred work, she uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, commonly called CBT, to build practical steps and short-term plans. CBT can suit people who prefer concrete tasks, small measurable goals and techniques to manage anxiety or unhelpful thinking.

Leanne trained for five years to become a counsellor and CBT practitioner and has 11 years of overall experience. Her sessions are described as warm, honest and often emotional, with an emphasis on hearing what lies beneath surface behaviour.

She helps clients map out what is working and what is not, then agrees realistic actions to move forward. People who come to her often want to recover a sense of purpose, deal with past hurt or simply feel less overwhelmed by day-to-day life.

Leanne practises in the United Kingdom and works in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How Leanne combines person-centred work with online therapy

Leanne uses person-centred counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as core ways of working. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and following the client’s pace, creating room to talk through feelings, sit in silence or try out new ways of speaking about problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks issues into thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical steps and exercises to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide whether a gentle, exploratory person-centred style, a more structured CBT plan, or a mix of both fits best. Goals and methods are agreed together and adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, save travelling time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. If you prefer to avoid being on camera, other online options may be possible but readers should confirm which session types are offered before booking. The emphasis is on making therapy workable around your daily routine and goals rather than on a particular format.