Sarah Leonard, BACP
Sarah Leonard is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people manage depression, anxiety and life stress.
About Sarah
Sarah Leonard is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people manage depression, anxiety and life stress. She brings 18 years of experience and a steady, straightforward style to sessions. Her work is inclusive of LGBT concerns and neurodiversity and aims to make conversation feel clear and useful.
She draws on practical methods from cognitive behavioural therapy to help spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical behaviour therapy ideas are used when people need tools for regulating strong emotions and managing crises.
Background and approach
Mindfulness skills are introduced to support focus and reduce rumination. Her background includes wide experience with mood disorders, addiction and eating issues. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, career transitions and the pressures of parenting.
Multicultural and gender dysphoria concerns are part of her routine practice, and she is familiar with first responder stresses. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Sarah explains options plainly, offers short-term strategies and checks in on what works.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants help finding the energy to make changes. Sarah is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and works from the United Kingdom. She offers sessions in English and provides online formats to suit a range of schedules.
The aim is steady support and practical progress rather than quick fixes.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 380354 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work together with you to choose methods that match your goals and preferences. That collaborative process may mean starting with conversation, trying a CBT exercise, or introducing a DBT skill and seeing how it fits your life.
Online therapy can be flexible and easier to fit into busy routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suits quick check-ins or brief reflections between calls. These options make it easier to keep momentum and to use skills in real time as life happens.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Sarah help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression as well as addiction, eating issues and relationship strain. Additional focuses include ADHD, mood disorders and gender dysphoria.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and person-centred, with practical tools from CBT and DBT when useful. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used to build skills and momentum.
How long has she practised?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and started?
Costs vary with location and the subscription-based model used can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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