Ruth Leaney, BACP
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship support
- Trauma and grief
About Ruth Leaney
Ruth takes a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach, shaping conversations and care plans around the individual needs of each client. She has additional experience supporting clients with attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, body image and codependency issues, communication and control difficulties, dissociation, substance-related problems, and the complex emotions that can accompany fertility struggles, guilt, shame, and hoarding tendencies.
Recognising that reaching out for help requires courage, Ruth focuses on creating a supportive space where people can explore what matters to them and work toward more fulfilling, calmer lives. Her practice emphasises collaboration - matching interventions to personal goals and preferences so that therapy fits the person rather than forcing the person to fit a predefined model.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much experience does Ruth Leaney have?
Ruth Leaney has six years of professional experience.
Is Ruth Leaney a registered therapist?
Yes. She holds accreditation with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.
In which languages does Ruth Leaney provide therapy?
Ruth provides therapy in English.
Where is Ruth Leaney located?
Ruth is located in the United Kingdom.
How can I work with Ruth Leaney as my therapist?
You can work with Ruth through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Does Ruth Leaney work with international clients?
Yes, Ruth works with international clients.
How much does therapy with Ruth Leaney cost?
The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, for any reason. For current details, click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.
How can I get started with therapy?
Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.
Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care
Ruth uses trauma-informed approaches that focus on understanding how past harm and overwhelming experiences affect current thoughts, emotions, and relationships. These methods help people process traumatic events and develop coping strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
She also works with attachment-focused perspectives that explore patterns of relating and connection - useful for people dealing with abandonment, codependency, relationship conflict, or difficulties forming secure bonds. Ruth aims to help clients recognise relational patterns and build healthier ways of connecting.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Ruth collaborates with each person to identify what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time, working together to refine strategies that support progress.
Online therapy offers practical benefits - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make scheduling easier and reduce travel barriers. These options increase flexibility, allowing people to access registered professionals and therapists from different locations and fit therapy more readily into busy lives.