Leanne Kernohan, BACP

Leanne Kernohan is a UK-credentialed therapist with three years of professional experience who works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. She also supports those seeking to build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Leanne approaches each person as the expert of their own story, looking for the strengths and resources that can help them move through difficult moments and toward a more fulfilling life.

Her practice emphasizes partnership - she listens carefully, helps clients clarify their goals, and offers practical tools and perspectives that align with each person’s values and circumstances. Leanne believes taking the first step toward change takes real courage, and she aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can safely explore challenges and experiment with new ways of coping. She is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her commitment to professional standards and continuing development.

Whether someone is managing relationship or family issues, working through grief or sleep problems, or addressing addiction and trauma, Leanne focuses on empowering people to make meaningful, lasting changes at a pace that suits them.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Leanne integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy into her work. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them, notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and take small steps toward a more meaningful life - it is often useful for anxiety, stress, low motivation, and coping with change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape patterns of connection, trust, and emotional responses; it can be helpful for relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns, and issues stemming from abandonment or attachment wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Leanne works collaboratively with each person to decide what fits best. She combines techniques and perspectives to match a client's goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring, adjusting the plan as work progresses.

Online therapy with Leanne offers practical flexibility - sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. This range of options makes it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from a distance, and choose the format that feels most helpful for sharing and reflection.