Jacqueline Leydon, BACP

Jacqueline Leydon is a person-centred integrative counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She works from a person-centred foundation that prioritises the client's experience, offering a genuine, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship while drawing on integrative methods to tailor support to each individual's needs. Jacqueline holds the BACP credential - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings a practical, compassionate approach to sessions.

She speaks from both professional training and lived experience. Jacqueline's personal history includes navigating ADHD, autism, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence, addictions, and bereavement. Those experiences inform her empathy and understanding of how difficult it can be to trust and to reach out for help, and they guide her commitment to creating a patient, validating space for exploration and healing.

Jacqueline works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy-related problems, sleep issues, anger, career questions, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Her additional focus covers abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, and related challenges.

She aims to help clients develop new awareness, build coping strategies, and find meaningful resolutions through a collaborative, tailored process. Jacqueline looks forward to meeting people ready to begin that journey and to supporting them with steady professional care.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Jacqueline draws on client-centred therapy to place the person's experience at the heart of the work - this approach focuses on creating an accepting, empathetic relationship that helps clients explore feelings and build self-understanding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people clarify their values and develop practical ways to live alongside difficult thoughts and emotions rather than trying to eliminate them, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy addresses patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections, offering ways to improve trust, communication, and emotional safety in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jacqueline works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best for their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques from different models so the work is practical and personally relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy with Jacqueline is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and integrate therapy into a busy life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can tailor their approach to the individual.