Lee Whelan
Practical support for addiction and relationship struggles
About Lee
Lee Whelan is a counsellor with five years of practice who helps people facing addiction, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. He holds BACP accreditation, and works with adults who are navigating grief, parenting challenges, or changes in mood and behaviour. He speaks English and offers sessions to people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Before focusing on personal counselling, Lee gained experience across health education, justice-related services and direct support roles.
Background and approach
That background informs his practical approach to common problems such as substance and alcohol issues, eating and body image concerns, and family-of-origin difficulties. He draws on a range of methods to suit different needs rather than relying on a single technique. In sessions Lee keeps things straightforward and person-centred.
Conversations aim to make patterns clearer and to find small, workable steps for change. He pays attention to attachment and communication issues, and to how past relationships can shape current reactions and difficulties. Lee uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-focused and motivational approaches to help people manage anxiety, low mood and unhelpful behaviours.
He also brings existential ideas when people want to talk about meaning, identity or life transitions. Sessions are practical and collaborative, with space to reflect and experiment between meetings. People can expect a calm, direct style that balances curiosity with clear goals.
Lee supports those dealing with trauma, anger, ADHD, compassion fatigue and separation or divorce concerns. Work together typically focuses on improving coping, rebuilding self-esteem and finding healthier ways to relate.
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Sessions & fees
How Lee's approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when people notice repeated ways of relating, fears of abandonment, or trouble trusting others. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions; the counsellor listens without judgement and helps the client find their own direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical strategies for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful behaviours.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lee will discuss different ways of working and decide together which methods suit the person's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can adapt as progress is made or circumstances change.
Online therapy offers real flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when needed. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written check-ins or want to reflect between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity, try different formats, and fit counselling into a busy life.
| 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English