I am an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists ( https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/398883/lesley-papper/ ). I have worked in a variety of settings and currently work with Betterhelp as well as have an independent private practice and am contactable at lesleypappertherapy@gmail.com.
I offer a warm, accepting, and confidential space to individuals wishing to explore therapy. We are all unique and respond to life’s challenges in different ways. Sometimes, when these challenges become too hard, we may turn to coping strategies that can be to the detriment of our own well-being. Even when we know this to be true, it can be tough breaking free of negative patterns of behaviour that essentially have been helping us to manage. However, I firmly believe that we all possess both the inherent drive and the resources to find a way through these difficulties using alternative healthier strategies.
I understand the urgency of wanting to effect change sooner rather than later, and I commit to working with your immediate concerns and your longer-term goals in collaboration with you. If you have a specific challenge that you are seeking to resolve, fathom, or move on from, together we may decide to look at where and when the difficulty originated in order to better understand your emotional world and your thoughts and behaviours in the past as well as in the here and now. It can be of great value to dedicate some time to exploring your unique lived experience, I will support you on this journey.
I encourage self-acceptance, and self-care, as a foundation. Within the healing unit of the therapeutic relationship, I invite clients to take stock of their lives and look upon themselves with kindness. I offer a safe space where past and present experiences, and current concerns, can be expressed and explored with the aim of taking positive steps towards a happier future.
I have worked with clients living with grief, low mood, depression, addiction, eating disorders, anxiety, stress, and survivors of sexual violence. I have also worked with clients with hidden disabilities, and physical disabilities, as well as have experience working with neurodiverse clients living with the long-term fall-out of navigating life in a world that primarily caters for neurotypical people.
I offer short-term or longer-term therapy and work at your pace and with your agenda. My emphasis is on helping you to build resilience and structure, with the aim of bringing about lasting therapeutic change. I really enjoy my work and look forward to working together :)
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #398883
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Lesley Papper. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Amazing
Written on Feb 03, 2026 after therapy with Lesley for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Lesley is very considerate, friendly, knowledgeable and has let me find myself in troubling circumstances
She is a star!!
Written on Sep 23, 2025 after therapy with Lesley for 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
Talking with Lesley has been so helpful and steadying. It has helped me to be much more self aware and in control of my reactions and consequently much happier. I feel able to achieve my potential and feel good about myself again, because the tools Lesley has given me allow me to keep things in perspective and to navigate situations and people I used to struggle with constructively. I am constantly recommending Better Help to people and if you are reading this, I strongly recommend Lesley!
Written on Aug 17, 2025 after therapy with Lesley for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief
Lesley is a really lovely lady and a great therapist. Alongside being really knowledgeable and professional, she’s warm and kind and funny. She is very understanding and attentive. I look forward to our sessions.
Written on Aug 13, 2025 after therapy with Lesley for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, anger management, and compassion fatigue
Lesley is so warm and well connected during our appointments. I appreciate her insight and listening skills.
Written on May 28, 2025 after therapy with Lesley for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Lesley has been unbelievable, kind and compassionate, incredibly understanding and respectful. I have made good progress within my journey and it is unthinkable where I’d be without the help Lesley has provided.
Written on May 18, 2025 after therapy with Lesley for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd