Leah Murphy, BACP
Leah Murphy is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma and abuse.
About Leah
Leah Murphy is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma and abuse. She also supports concerns around relationships, intimacy, family matters, eating and sleeping, and challenges such as ADHD and bipolar. Leah uses a straightforward, empathetic style so people feel heard from the first session.
Leah creates a relaxed space where clients can talk through difficult feelings without judgement. She focuses on practical steps as well as listening, and works at a pace that suits each person.
Background and approach
Her approach blends client-centred listening with structured techniques when helpful. With 21 years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Leah draws on a wide range of work she has done over two decades.
That background includes helping people process loss, manage intense emotions, and cope with life changes such as adoption, ageing, illness, and caregiving strain. Leah often uses trauma-focused methods alongside cognitive and behavioural tools to help reduce distress and build coping skills. She also integrates elements of dialectical behaviour therapy for emotion regulation when that fits the client's needs.
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to what the person wants to achieve. People who choose Leah can expect practical coping strategies, clear communication about goals, and a calm, respectful space to explore concerns. She aims to help people regain steadiness so they can make clearer choices in their daily lives.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 179534 | July 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.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Leah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Leah names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches for online trauma and emotion work
Leah uses trauma-focused therapy to help people process and reduce the impact of traumatic events; this work often involves exploring memories and reactions at a pace the client can manage and building skills to feel safer day to day. She also uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening, empathy and helping the person set their own goals in therapy. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practise new behaviours to ease symptoms like anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Leah will talk with each person about their aims, try different methods when needed, and agree on a plan together. The work is collaborative and can change as goals and needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help people access support from different locations and schedules without the need to travel.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Leah commonly support?
She supports stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and family concerns, ADHD, bipolar and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Leah takes a calm, person-focused approach. She listens without judgement and combines empathetic listening with practical steps and exercises where helpful.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Leah has 21 years of professional experience working with people across a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region apply to this counsellor?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer online?
Leah provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Leah?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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