Jacqueline Leydon

Jacqueline Leydon is a counsellor who supports people dealing with strong feelings and life stressors. She is experienced working with anger and related concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. Jackie writes in a warm, straightforward way and aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.

Jackie draws on eight years of practice and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She describes herself as person-centred and integrative, which means sessions focus on the person in front of her and use ideas from several approaches to suit each situation. She often brings in techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when helpful.

Her background includes lived experience with ADHD, autism, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence, addictions and bereavement. She says this helps her understand the difficulty of trusting and the complex feelings people bring into therapy. Jackie aims to listen without judgement and to help people build new awareness about their reactions.

In a session she typically offers a calm, honest presence and practical ways to cope with distress. Conversations can cover triggers for anger, patterns that maintain problems, and small steps to try differently. The overall goal is to help someone feel more able to manage day-to-day life and make choices that fit their values.

To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability. Fees vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose small actions that match what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can help when trust and closeness feel difficult.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work collaboratively to try different ways of working and agree what feels most useful. Goals, personal preferences and how someone responds to early sessions guide which methods are used.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy life and reduce travel time. It can allow shorter check-ins between in-depth sessions and is helpful when quieter surroundings or less screen time are needed. Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm the current options before booking so you know what will suit your routine and needs.