Lesley Palm

Lesley Palm is a BACP counsellor who helps people when life feels overwhelming. She works in a calm, gentle way and lets each person set the pace. Lesley emphasises a supportive working relationship and offers an initial free consultation to see if the fit feels right.

She describes the therapeutic process as a shared journey. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person sitting in the room, whether that is stress, anxiety, anger, addiction or grief. Lesley also supports people facing career changes, parenting strain, relationship concerns and identity issues such as LGBT matters.

Her background includes practice as a life coach and mindfulness teacher, which she blends into conversations when helpful. Motivational interviewing is another approach she uses to help people find their own reasons to change behaviour or habits.

Lesley has four years of experience working with a wide range of issues including depression, ADHD, trauma and problems with obsession or compulsion. She also attends to ageing and geriatric questions, isolation and midlife concerns when these come up in sessions.

She offers telephone and video sessions. Sessions are arranged after a short matching questionnaire and can be scheduled through the Start Therapy button. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

How Lesley’s approaches translate to online therapy

Lesley draws on client-centred work, mindfulness and motivational interviewing in her online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the person’s lead, which helps when someone needs to feel heard and understood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches practical attention and breathing exercises to reduce overthinking and stress, useful for anxiety, anger and low mood. Motivational Interviewing uses curious, non-confrontational questioning to strengthen a person’s own reasons for changing behaviours like addiction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lesley will discuss goals and preferences with each person and agree a way of working together. That conversation helps decide which techniques to use and how sessions will be structured, so clients feel involved in planning their care.

The biography states that telephone and video sessions are available, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, study or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals offer online therapy to help maintain continuity of care and to support people where in-person visits are difficult.