Leila Turney, NCPS

Leila Turney helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious or unsure about their next steps. She supports clients dealing with low self-esteem, questions about sexuality and LGBT matters, career worries, and life changes. Her style is calm and non-judgemental, and she aims to move at a pace that feels comfortable for each person.

Leila uses an integrative approach that mixes different methods to match individual needs. She draws on client-centred work to focus on what matters to the person in front of her. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try practical alternatives.

She also uses dialectical behaviour therapy skills for emotional regulation and mindfulness strategies to help with stress and panic. Hypnotherapy is another tool she can offer where it may suit a client’s goals. Sessions are shaped around practical steps and small changes that build over time.

Leila has four years of professional experience and holds the NCPS credential. She works with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or who simply want someone to listen and help them find direction. Conversations aim to reconnect people with their strengths and to plan achievable next steps.

Her approach is collaborative: goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made. Each session is tailored to fit the client’s life and priorities, with straightforward techniques you can apply between meetings.

How Leila’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s priorities at the centre of each session and focuses on listening and reflecting to help people make sense of their feelings. It is useful for anyone needing a supportive space to talk through identity, self-esteem or life-direction issues.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and uses straightforward exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, panic and workplace stress by giving practical tools to try between sessions.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. These skills are often used when someone struggles with emotional regulation, panic or relationship-related stress.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are good for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can allow for quicker check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.