Lesley Parfitt
Experienced psychotherapeutic counsellor and hypnotherapist
About Lesley
Lesley Parfitt is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and has five years of clinical experience. Lesley focuses on eating concerns and clinical hypnotherapy alongside a broader psychotherapy practice.
She describes her main orientation as depth oriented and psychodynamic, while also drawing on multiple approaches to meet the needs of each person. In practice she blends Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and elements of existential and Jungian thinking.
Background and approach
This means sessions can include talking through patterns, noticing emotional reactions, and trying small practical steps between meetings. Lesley uses hypnotherapy when appropriate, offering guided techniques to help with symptoms such as anxiety or disrupted eating patterns. She also pays attention to attachment patterns and body image issues, helping people understand how past relationships shape current feelings and behaviour.
Sessions are tailored to the presenting problem and the individual's preferences. People come to Lesley for stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, eating issues and low self-esteem. She also works with concerns such as control issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose and panic.
Her approach aims to help people recognise unhelpful cycles and build more compassionate ways of relating to themselves. Sessions are available in English and Lesley accepts international clients. Therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and timing is arranged based on therapist availability.
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Sessions & fees
How Lesley’s approaches work online
Lesley combines Attachment-Based Therapy with Client-Centred work to help people understand emotional patterns. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current reactions and helps people notice repeated dynamics. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment, using empathy and listening to help them find their own solutions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address patterns of thinking and behaviour. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small practical experiments to change reactions, which can be useful for anxiety, panic and mood problems.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Lesley will talk through options with each person and adjust the mix of methods based on their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or daily routines.
| 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
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
