- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness exercises
About Leila
Leila Turney is an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with stress and anxiety, LGBT concerns, self-esteem, career questions and coping with life changes, and lists guilt and shame among her focus areas. Leila takes a collaborative pace and keeps sessions centred on a client's goals and day-to-day needs.
Leila uses an integrative style, mixing approaches to fit what a person needs in the moment. She draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), hypnotherapy and mindfulness strategies. That means sessions can involve talking through thoughts and behaviours, practising skills for handling emotions, and short guided exercises to calm the body and mind.
She often helps people who feel stuck after a life change, or who are carrying shame about their identity or past actions. Conversations look at patterns in relationships, ways people manage control and jealousy, and practical steps to rebuild confidence at work or in social situations.
Sessions move at a pace set by the client. Leila aims to help people notice small shifts they can carry into daily life. Meetings blend talking, skill practice and short experiential tasks drawn from the approaches above.
Clients generally begin by identifying a few achievable goals for therapy. From there, progress is reviewed regularly and methods are adjusted to what works best for someone's routine and responsibilities.
How Leila uses therapeutic approaches online
Leila combines Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in practical ways. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's pace, helping people voice what matters and set achievable goals. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and uses short exercises to shift unhelpful patterns.She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. DBT offers concrete techniques for managing high emotion, reducing reactivity, and practising alternative responses in the moment. These approaches can be helpful for shame, panic and workplace stress when used alongside each other.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify goals and try approaches that fit their needs and preferences. Sessions can be adjusted over time based on what is proving useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises for remote work so skills practice and brief experiential tasks still fit into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does she help with?
She works with guilt and shame connected to identity, relationships, life changes and past actions. The biography lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of persistent guilt?
She uses an integrative approach that can include CBT to challenge unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to manage intense emotions. Sessions also use mindfulness and brief experiential techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
The biography lists NCPS as her credential and states she works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I do not live in the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients according to the supplied information.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, as stated in the fact sheet.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.