Leanne Banks, BACP, NCPS

Leanne Banks supports people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family conflict and the effects of trauma and abuse. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried and unsure. Leanne's approach is gentle and direct, helping people find small, practical changes that make daily life feel more bearable.

She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also draws on client-centred work to follow what matters most to the person in the room. Mindfulness and existential themes are part of sessions when people want ways to calm the mind or think through life direction.

Leanne has three years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. The BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and NCPS is the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. These are the listed professional registrations in her profile.

In sessions she focuses on practical conversation. She listens for patterns such as avoidance, attachment wounds, communication problems or difficulties after separation. Leanne helps people name those patterns and try different ways of responding in daily life.

Work with her tends to be collaborative and paced to what feels achievable. She encourages people to bring examples from home and practice small skills between sessions. The aim is steady progress toward clearer thinking, calmer reactions and better day-to-day coping.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and emotional responses. Online sessions can help name attachment patterns and practise new ways of connecting or setting boundaries in everyday life.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person. In a remote setting this means sessions are shaped around the client's concerns and pace, with the therapist reflecting back what feels important.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce rumination and anxiety. These techniques can be practiced during video or phone sessions and used between meetings to ground the day.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what the person needs right now.

Online therapy offers flexibility across video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone works well for quieter audio-only sessions, live chat allows shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options allow therapy to fit around work, childcare and daily life demands while keeping the focus on steady progress.