Lesley Palm

Lesley Palm is a counsellor who offers a gentle, client-led approach to therapy. She encourages people to take small steps toward change and meets them at their own pace. Lesley uses warmth and practical listening to help people feel understood and begin to move forward.

She emphasises the relationship as central to the work and aims to build trust in early sessions. Lesley offers a free initial consultation so people can see whether her style is a good fit before committing to further sessions.

Her background includes membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and four years of practice experience. She is also a qualified life coach and mindfulness teacher, and she draws on those skills when they suit a person’s goals.

Lesley works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction issues, low self-esteem, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, relationship problems, ADHD and issues such as guilt, shame or isolation.

In sessions she applies client-centred listening alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. This mix is used to help people reflect, build motivation and try practical changes between meetings.

Lesley is based in the United Kingdom and offers telephone and video sessions. International clients may be accepted, and people wanting to begin can use the platform start process to arrange an initial conversation.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Lesley uses client-centred counselling which means sessions are guided by what matters most to the person. The therapist listens carefully and helps people make sense of their experience without pushing an agenda. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to talk and reflect.

She also draws on mindfulness methods to help people notice their thoughts and physical reactions in the moment. Mindfulness can be useful for stress, anxiety and when strong emotions feel overwhelming. Motivational interviewing is used to build a person’s own reasons for change and to plan small, manageable steps forward.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lesley will work with each person to agree what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals and preferences. That may mean combining listening, mindfulness exercises and motivational conversations across sessions.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping contact flexible. Telephone sessions can be a short check-in when time is limited, while video sessions allow for face-to-face conversation when preferred. Confirm the exact session options before booking so arrangements match your daily routine.