Kam Leihal
Calm, collaborative counselling for life and relationships
About Kam
Kam Leihal is a counsellor in the United Kingdom who helps people with relationship struggles, low self-esteem, anxiety, stress and difficult life changes. She also supports people dealing with family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting worries and career questions. Kam writes in a calm, respectful way and aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
Her manner is warm and grounded. Sessions are shaped around what the person needs, at a pace that suits them.
Background and approach
She offers a listening space where clients can reflect, process difficult feelings and think about practical steps forward. Kam brings 18 years of experience working in mental health, education and community settings. Her work draws on a mix of approaches that include attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, existential thinking, Jungian perspectives and mindfulness practices.
These inform the way she notices patterns in relationships, identity and life choices. In practical terms she adapts methods to each person. That may mean using mindfulness exercises to steady stress, talking through family of origin issues, or looking at values and meaning during life transitions.
The focus is on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon. People who want a collaborative, humane counsellor may find her style helpful. She aims to help clients reconnect with their own resources and make changes that feel right for them.
Background and approach: Kam holds the NCPS credential. She describes her approach as attuned and respectful, with an emphasis on working together to shape the work. Her practice has included individual and family-focused roles across several public and community services, which inform the practical nature of her sessions.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that inform online work and what they do
Attachment-based work focuses on how early connections shape current relationships and patterns. It helps people notice repeated emotional reactions and build different ways of relating to others and themselves.Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said and helps people find their own answers to issues like low self-worth or life transitions.
Existential ideas bring questions of meaning, choice and identity into the room. This approach can help when someone feels stuck about life purpose, midlife shifts or big changes that raise deeper questions about direction.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals and preferences, and together they decide what to try first. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust methods if something isn’t helpful.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be quieter and need less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer writing. Overall, these options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family or travel while keeping continuity of care.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
