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Leanne McCann

Therapist · United Kingdom

Counsellor - anxiety and relationships

Leanne McCann
Credentials
BACP, NCPS
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom · 394481; NCPS, United Kingdom · NCS22-00756
Experience
5 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • ACT and CBT
  • Supervision offered

About Leanne

Leanne McCann is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS and has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and addictions. Leanne also supports people with concerns around intimacy, eating and sleeping, parenting, anger, self-esteem and career changes.

Leanne uses an integrative, person-centred approach at the core of her work. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions focus on identifying strong emotions, noticing patterns, and finding practical steps that fit everyday life.

People meet her to talk through overwhelming thoughts, repeated worries and difficult past experiences. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and blended family challenges. Additional areas she supports include body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness and older-adult concerns.

Leanne offers supervision for trainee and qualified therapists alongside her counselling work. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients and supervisees clarify goals and test new ways of relating to problems. The emphasis is on small, manageable changes rather than lengthy techniques.

Sessions are conducted in English and Leanne accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and are charged via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button.

Using EFT, ACT and attachment ideas in online counselling

Leanne draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help name and work with strong emotions and recurring interaction patterns. EFT focuses on how feelings link to relationship patterns and can help people notice what they do when they feel overwhelmed.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice thoughts without fighting them and to choose actions that match personal values. Attachment-Based Therapy informs how she looks at early relational patterns and how they show up in current relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leanne will discuss the different methods and together decide what fits a person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative step helps focus sessions on the most useful strategies for the issues presented.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. For some people video helps with face-to-face feeling, while audio can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is preferred. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these practical choices to help therapy work within everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and addictions, plus a wide range of related issues.

What therapeutic approach does she use?

Her practice is integrative with a person-centred core. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy together with ACT and CBT as needed.

How much experience does she have?

Leanne has five years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

Which credentials and location apply?

She is registered with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.

Are sessions offered in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.

How are fees charged?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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