Counsellor profile
Leah Murphy, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed methods
- CBT and DBT tools
About Leah
Leah Murphy is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 21 years of experience. She supports adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and parenting challenges. She also works with people facing issues around intimacy, eating and sleeping, anger, self esteem, career change and ADHD.
Leah keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what is happening at home and in daily life. She listens to how problems show up day to day and helps people find practical ways to manage them. Conversations cover what a person wants to change and small steps they can try between meetings.
Her work draws on client-centred practice, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques alongside trauma-focused methods. That mix allows for time to talk things through and for trying clearer skills for thinking, feeling and coping. Sessions often move between talking, noticing patterns and practising new responses.
Leah aims to be direct and respectful in sessions. She encourages people to name what feels difficult and to experiment with different ways of handling stressful moments. Progress is checked in simple, everyday terms rather than technical measures.
She accepts people from the UK and internationally and conducts work in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and then a first session is scheduled through the site.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Leah commonly uses client-centred approaches and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-centred work means listening carefully to what matters to the person and helping them reflect on feelings and choices. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking and trying small, practical experiments to change how someone feels and acts.She also draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to help people manage strong emotions and build coping strategies. These DBT-informed techniques often include simple exercises for tolerating distress, improving emotional regulation and sharpening interpersonal communication.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Leah will work with each person to agree what methods feel most helpful based on needs, goals and preferences. That decision is a collaborative one and can be reviewed as therapy progresses.
The practical advantages of online work include fitting sessions into a busy day and reducing travel time. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to keep regular check-ins and to try skills in the settings where problems actually occur.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with at home?
Leah supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief and trauma among other everyday family concerns.
How would she work with my situation?
Her style is practical and talk-based, combining client-centred listening with CBT and DBT techniques to try new ways of coping between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Leah has 21 years of professional experience working with adults on a broad range of emotional and relationship issues.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is registered with BACP and practices from the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats on file.
How much does therapy with her cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Leah?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.