Sarah Leonard
A compassionate, practical counsellor for everyday struggles
About Sarah
Sarah Leonard is a counsellor with 18 years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Her work is straightforward and people-focused.
Sarah uses a blend of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centred work to make space for a person's story and choices. Cognitive behavioural tools help with worrying thoughts and unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Dialectical behaviour strategies and mindfulness practices provide skills for strong emotions and day-to-day coping. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, addictions, eating and food-related concerns, and relationship difficulties. Additional focus areas include mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive patterns, dissociation, and problems connected to gender and cultural identity.
Sarah pays attention to the practical effects these issues have on daily life. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-minded. People can expect to talk through immediate concerns, learn simple skills, and try small experiments between meetings.
Motivational interviewing methods are used when people are considering change, such as reducing substance use or shifting routines. Sarah works with clients in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. Her practice includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
Pricing varies by location and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and book sessions based on therapist availability.
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Sarah uses client-centred work to put each person's experience at the centre of sessions. This approach focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own solutions to problems like low mood or stress.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers practical steps to break unhelpful patterns and is useful for anxiety, mood issues and obsessive thinking. Dialectical behaviour therapy provides straightforward skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance and building better emotional regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then tailor methods to suit each person. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual connection, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into everyday life.
| 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
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
