Leah Murphy

Leah Murphy is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and grief. She has 21 years of experience and a BACP registration, and she welcomes international clients. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel achievable for people who are worried or unsure.

Leah keeps things straightforward in sessions. She aims to create an open environment where clients can say what they think and feel without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversations rather than confusing jargon. Leah encourages small, manageable goals between meetings to support steady progress.

Her work draws on client-centred principles, which put the person’s experience at the centre of the conversation. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioural work to look at patterns of thinking and behaviour that maintain distress. For clients affected by overwhelming feelings, she can use techniques from dialectical behaviour approaches to build steadier coping skills.

Leah has worked across a range of concerns over two decades, including parenting pressures, sleep and eating difficulties, career stress, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with complex life changes such as adoption and bereavement, and those managing chronic illness or caregiving roles.

People who choose Leah can expect clear, calm conversations and a practical focus on what helps day to day. She invites anyone ready to take the first step to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to begin.

How her approaches inform online therapy

Leah uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural approaches that translate well to conversations over distance. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and following the person's priorities to make sense of problems. It helps people feel heard and supports them to find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and introduces practical exercises to change them, which can be used as home practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Leah will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit best for each person's aims and situation. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses, so plans can change if something else seems more helpful.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day. It can also support regular practice of skills at home and make it simpler to join from a different location if needed. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally adapt their tools and exercises so they work well across distance, and Leah will explain how sessions will run when arranging appointments.