Counsellor profile
Leny Kuriakose, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma
See online counselling options- Integrative approach
- BACP member
- Works in English
About Leny
Leny Kuriakose is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has six years' experience and works with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self esteem and depression. She also lists focused work on codependency, domestic violence, guilt and shame, multicultural concerns and obsessive patterns.
Leny uses an integrative approach and draws on different counselling methods to respond to each person's needs. She says no single method fits everyone, so sessions are shaped around the concerns a person brings. Conversations look at patterns, relationships and life situations that are causing distress right now.
Her background includes work with organisations that support people affected by anxiety, depression, sexual abuse and trauma recovery. That has given her experience with a wide range of difficulties and practical responses people use to manage daily life. Sessions often combine listening with focused ways of working on the problem identified.
Leny works from UK practice standards set by the BACP and aims to keep the client's needs central in how sessions are run. She offers help in English and does not take international clients at this time.
To begin, people are invited to use the directory's matching process and schedule an initial session. The subscription model for sessions can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary by location.
How Leny applies therapeutic methods online
Leny describes her work as integrative and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people. One common approach used in integrative work focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour and then practising small changes to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. This kind of approach helps with racing thoughts, low mood and panic symptoms. Another useful technique looks at past events and how they affect current responses. That approach helps people process trauma, shame or experiences of sexual assault and abuse and can reduce the power those memories have over daily life.Choosing the right way of working is part of therapy. Leny will work together with someone to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different ways of working and checking in about what is most helpful.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the options offered before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work, study or family tasks. It can remove travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed and suit quieter sessions when camera use is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals often use online work to make therapy more practical without changing the basic focus of the work.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self esteem and depression. She also addresses codependency, domestic violence, guilt and shame and obsessive or panic symptoms.
What is her therapeutic style?
She describes an integrative counselling approach, using different methods to suit each person. Sessions combine discussion of patterns with practical ways to manage difficulties.
How long has she been practising?
Leny has six years' experience working in counselling contexts, including organisations that support trauma recovery and anxiety care.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP, and works to their standards.
Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.