Leanne Roughton
Compassionate practical therapy for life challenges
About Leanne
Leanne Roughton offers short, practical therapy using evidence-based techniques to help people facing stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She works in a direct, approachable way and aims to make sessions feel manageable for busy lives. Leanne holds BACP accreditation, which means she follows UK professional standards for counselling practice.
Over three years she has helped people cope with depression and life changes. She has supported those dealing with grief, trauma and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her work includes addressing workplace pressure, compassion fatigue and the effects of separation and divorce. Leanne focuses on building an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without blame. Sessions are often about making small, realistic changes that reduce pressure and improve day-to-day functioning.
She uses clear, straightforward language and practical tools rather than jargon. Parents and carers who feel overwhelmed by parenting demands can explore strategies to manage stress and communication. People worried about attachment, abandonment or patterns tied to narcissistic relationships can look at ways to set boundaries and protect their wellbeing.
Therapy with Leanne typically involves collaborative planning. She helps clients set simple goals and checks progress each session. If needed, she adapts approaches to match how a person prefers to work and what fits their life.
What Leanne works with
Sessions & fees
How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy
Leanne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical changes and clearer thinking. One common approach used by therapists like her is cognitive-focused work, which helps people spot and adjust unhelpful thought patterns that contribute to anxiety and low mood. Another often-used method is skills-based coping work, which teaches tools for managing stress, regulating emotions and improving communication in relationships. Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods collaboratively to see what helps most. That means checking in regularly and adapting techniques to fit how someone likes to work, whether that is talking things through, practising new skills or using short exercises between sessions. Online formats make this flexible. Video calls allow a near face-to-face experience for deeper conversation and therapeutic exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or visual focus is a concern, or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer typed communication, want to track thoughts in writing or need a flexible option during busy days. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
