Leanne McCann, BACP, NCPS
5 years in practice
Leanne McCann is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and addictions.
License and registration
- BACP
- 394481 · expires December 2026
- NCPS
- NCS22-00756 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Leanne
Leanne McCann is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and addictions. She also supports people with issues around intimacy, eating and sleeping, parenting strains, anger, self‑esteem, and coping with life changes. Leanne works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
Leanne practises from a person-centred base and draws on Existential approaches along with cognitive behavioural tools and attachment-focused thinking.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and conversational. She aims to help people make sense of their feelings, find small changes that help day to day, and notice patterns that keep problems going. Her style is warm and non-judgemental.
People can expect a calm space to talk through what feels hard. Leanne helps clients build clarity about choices, values, and goals rather than giving fixed rules to follow. Leanne has five years of professional experience.
Her listed credentials include BACP and NCPS, which are shown to indicate professional registration as supplied. She also has experience supporting people with complex backgrounds such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, chronic illness, and caregiving stress. Practical concerns are part of the work.
Leanne uses simple, evidence-informed techniques from CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when helpful. She also explores relational patterns through attachment work and addresses meaning and values with existential ideas. If someone is unsure how to begin, the first session is often about identifying the most pressing concern and agreeing small steps to try.
The approach aims to be collaborative, paced to the person, and focused on things that make everyday life easier.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Leanne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Leanne names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Existential therapy focuses on meaning, choice and responsibility. It helps people facing life transitions, loss, or feelings of emptiness to clarify what matters and make decisions that fit their values. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while taking small value-led actions; it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns that formed earlier in life and how these affect current relationships and trust; it can help with intimacy, communication and attachment difficulties.Finding the right approach is often part of the first few sessions. The therapist will work collaboratively to understand goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to use. This may mean mixing existential reflection with ACT exercises or using attachment ideas to understand relationship patterns. The plan is adjusted as progress is made and as the client’s needs change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and text messaging works for ongoing prompts or reflections between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel and help people access consistent support from wherever they are.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Leanne commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, and related issues such as intimacy, eating, sleeping and parenting worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and person-centred with a focus on conversation and practical steps. She combines listening with tools from CBT and acceptance-based work when useful.
What background and experience does she have?
Leanne has five years of experience working with a range of concerns and has supported people with complex life histories including adoption and caregiving challenges.
Where is she based and what credentials are listed?
She practises in the United Kingdom and lists BACP and NCPS as her credentials, presented as supplied.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are used for appointments?
Leanne offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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