- Sleep and rest focus
- Person-centred care
- Practical coping tools
About Leanne
Leanne Kernohan is a counsellor who focuses on helping people find better rest and manage sleep problems alongside common life stresses. She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting strains, and the kind of worries that can stop sleep from coming. She speaks English and practices from the United Kingdom.
Leanne uses straightforward, people-centred conversations. She treats the person as the expert in their own life and builds on existing strengths. Sessions look at what is getting in the way of rest, routines that affect sleep, and practical steps someone can try between meetings.
Her approach draws on several methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. These give simple tools for noticing difficult thoughts, changing unhelpful patterns, and practising new habits that support better sleep and mood.
Clients also explore attachment and relationship patterns that can affect stress at home. Motivational interviewing ideas help when someone is trying to make changes around alcohol, drugs, or daily habits that undermine sleep.
Leanne has four years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which means she is recognised by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She aims to support people with practical, achievable steps and a calm, non-judgemental presence.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that matter to them, which can reduce worry and improve daily routines that affect sleep. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to shift habits that interfere with rest and mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how close relationships shape stress responses and sleep, helping people recognise patterns that keep them unsettled.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, life demands and what feels most useful. Together they adjust methods and pace so the sessions match personal needs and preferences.
Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins that fit a lunch break. It also means people can continue with therapy when they are travelling or when arranging an in-person meeting is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, sleep strategies and homework tasks to suit an online setting so therapy remains practical and focused on everyday change.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Leanne help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, parenting and sleep problems among other areas.
What is her style and approach in sessions?
Sessions are person-centred and practical, using conversational work to identify patterns and try small changes that can help sleep and daily functioning.
How much experience does she have?
Leanne has four years of professional experience working with people on issues such as stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma.
What credentials and country does she work from?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any local rules or time differences when arranging sessions.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.