Leanne Banks, BACP, NCPS

Leanne Banks is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She has three years of professional practice in the United Kingdom and focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes.

Leanne works in a direct, conversational way. She encourages people to speak plainly about what is troubling them. Sessions aim to identify practical patterns that increase stress or make relationships tense, and to try small changes that feel doable in day-to-day life.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred practice to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. She also uses mindfulness and elements of Jungian and existential thinking to help people notice thoughts and feelings, and consider their values and meaning in life.

Leanne has experience addressing issues such as abandonment fears, attachment difficulties, communication problems, eating and body image concerns, caregiver stress, dissociation, domestic violence, and separation. She also works with people facing control issues, commitment doubts, blended family challenges and other family stresses.

People who come to Leanne often want straightforward help managing overwhelming feelings and improving relationships. To begin she asks about current pressures and what a manageable next step would look like. The early sessions focus on building trust, practical coping strategies, and clearer choices about how to move forward.

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