Leanne Banks, BACP, NCPS

Leanne Banks is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict and the effects of trauma. She communicates plainly and aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and painful events. Leanne is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has three years of professional experience.

Leanne creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can say what they need to say. She encourages honest conversation about fears, anger, grief and confusion. The focus is on what is happening now and what small steps might feel manageable.

Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current bonds. She also uses client-centred ways of listening closely and reflecting back what she hears. Jungian and existential perspectives inform work on meaning, identity and recurring patterns.

Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with overwhelming feelings and to build steadier attention. Sessions explore how patterns such as avoidance, control or dissociation show up in daily life, and how to practise alternatives that feel possible.

Leanne supports people dealing with family problems, blended family challenges, separation and related stressors. She also addresses body image, eating concerns, caregiving strain and issues around commitment and communication. To begin, readers are asked to use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Leanne's approaches translate to online support

Leanne commonly uses attachment-based work and client-centred listening to help people name relationship patterns and feel heard. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and helps with trust, jealousy and communication problems. Client-centred listening means the therapist focuses on following the client's lead and reflecting what is said to build clarity and safety.

She also offers mindfulness practices to manage intense feelings and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness involves simple attention exercises and grounding techniques that can be practised between sessions to help with anxiety and overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Leanne will work collaboratively to identify what fits a person's goals and preferences, adjusting the focus as work develops. Conversations in early sessions help decide whether attachment, mindfulness or existential themes will be most useful.

Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, reflective listening and mindfulness practices to remote sessions to support progress over time.