Lesley Palm
Gentle, person-led counselling and coaching
About Lesley
Lesley Palm is a counsellor who brings four years of practice to helping people through very hard patches. She offers a gentle, person-led way of working that lets clients set the pace. Lesley is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and combines counselling with life-coaching and mindfulness skills.
She focuses on common and painful issues such as stress, anxiety, depression and addiction. She also helps people who are coping with grief, trauma, changes in life, low self-esteem or problems at work.
Background and approach
There is attention to specific patterns too, including obsessive or compulsive behaviours and process addictions such as gambling or pornography. Lesley prioritises the relationship in sessions. She aims to create a calm space where someone can talk without pressure and explore what matters to them.
Conversations are practical as well as reflective, so clients can try small changes between meetings. Sessions can be by video or phone and Lesley also uses coaching and mindfulness tools when they suit a client’s goals. She is willing to work with people from different places and conducts sessions in English.
People who choose her often want a steady, down-to-earth approach. She will help set clear next steps, whether that is coping strategies, ways to reduce urges, or new routines for stress and mood. The first meeting is used to agree how to move forward together.
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Sessions & fees
Therapy approaches for online support
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows what the client wants to explore, which helps with issues like low self‑esteem, relationship worries and life transitions.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and calm racing thoughts. It can help when anxiety, rumination or grief make it hard to think clearly.
Motivational Interviewing uses focused, respectful conversation to help someone find their own reasons to change. It is useful for addictions, behaviour change and situations where motivation feels stuck.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods to match the client’s goals and preferences. Clients and the counsellor decide together which tools to try and how to review progress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video works well for full conversations and visual contact. Phone calls can fit around busy days or low bandwidth. Live chat or text sessions are useful for shorter check-ins or when someone prefers written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family and travel schedules while still keeping therapy practical and focused.
| 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
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
