Lesley Palm, BACP
Lesley Palm is a counsellor who focuses on helping people through hard and confusing times.
About Lesley
Lesley Palm is a counsellor who focuses on helping people through hard and confusing times. She works in a gentle, paced way that follows each person’s priorities. Lesley believes the relationship between counsellor and client matters most, and she aims to build a calm and respectful connection from the first meeting.
She offers telephone and video sessions and brings life coaching and mindfulness experience to her counselling. Sessions can help with stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, along with issues such as self-esteem, grief and coping with major life changes.
Background and approach
Lesley also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, career decisions and relationship difficulties. Her approach is largely client-centred, which means she listens first and follows what the client wants to work on. She uses mindfulness practices to help people find steadiness and motivational interviewing techniques to explore change when needed.
Those methods are used in simple, practical ways rather than technical language. Lesley has four years of experience and holds BACP accreditation, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential. She works with people across the United Kingdom and accepts international clients in English.
New people begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions after a brief initial consultation. Sessions are offered by video or phone, and there are options for live chat or text-based messaging through the service.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 382497 | August 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Lesley works with
Everything Lesley lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lesley lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach simple practices for managing stress and staying present. These exercises can help with anxiety, low mood and repetitive or intrusive thoughts. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants support making changes; it focuses on exploring readiness and building practical steps toward goals.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Lesley will discuss options and decide together with each client what feels most helpful, adapting techniques to their goals and preferences. That collaborative process continues as things change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit a busy schedule or use less bandwidth, and messaging or chat suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options help people fit counselling into work, family life or travel without losing continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Lesley help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, alongside issues like self-esteem, grief and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred style that follows the person's priorities, with mindfulness to build steadiness and motivational interviewing to explore change.
What is her professional background?
Lesley has four years of experience and also brings life coaching and mindfulness teaching into her work.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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