About Leah
Leah Murphy is a counsellor in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strain, issues around self-esteem, and concerns linked to LGBT identity. Leah’s approachable manner aims to make starting therapy feel less daunting.
She uses a range of practical approaches during sessions. Leah listens first and works with each person to agree on clear goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, usable steps to reduce overwhelming feelings and improve day-to-day coping. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to shape those steps where they fit. Leah has worked in the field for 21 years and holds BACP registration, which reflects an ongoing professional commitment in the UK.
Her experience includes supporting people with eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD and complex health-related stresses. She also helps with issues such as abandonment, attachment, adoption and caring roles. In practice Leah aims to create an open, non-judgemental space for people to talk through their thoughts and feelings.
She encourages collaborative planning so therapy feels tailored to each person’s situation. She will help set the pace, review progress, and adjust what you try when needed. If you are looking for straightforward support with day-to-day coping, relationships, or processing loss and trauma, Leah offers an empathic, practical approach to therapy.
What Leah works with
Everything Leah lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Leah is listed here; the rest shows what else Leah works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Leah lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change in their lives. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. Both methods can help with anxiety, low mood and everyday coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Leah will discuss different methods and help decide what suits your needs, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Please confirm the specific session formats before booking because the profile does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also mean using fewer visual cues when audio-only contact is preferable or choosing video when face-to-face style conversation helps. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally aim to adapt sessions to practical life demands while keeping the focus on steady, useful progress.
Questions people ask about Leah
What concerns does Leah commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy issues, among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Leah listens first and then collaborates on clear, manageable goals, focusing on practical steps people can use between sessions.
What is Leah's background and experience?
She has 21 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
Leah is registered with BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Leah?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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