Leanne Astbury | CBT Psychotherapist & Coach

CBT Psychotherapist & Coach

You've spent long enough
figuring this out on your own

If you are exhausted from people pleasing, perfectionism, or an anxiety that never quite switches off — this is where that changes. Not by managing the symptoms better. By finally understanding what is underneath them.

Leanne Astbury, CBT Psychotherapist

"Anxiety, people pleasing, and perfectionism are not the problem. They are signals. And they are all pointing to the same place."

Most people spend years managing symptoms. This is not that.

If you have tried things before — the books, the strategies, maybe other therapy — and found yourself back where you started, that is not a failure. It means you were treating the wrong thing.

The people pleasing, the perfectionism, the anxiety — they are not who you are. They are protective responses to something much deeper. And when you understand that, everything becomes possible.

More About Me
  • Qualified CBT Psychotherapist & Coach
  • Specialising in people pleasing, perfectionism & anxiety
  • Working with both men and women
  • 1-to-1 sessions online — £100 per session
  • Gets to the root cause, not just symptom management

What we can work on together

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1-to-1 CBT Therapy

Private, focused sessions online. We go beneath the surface — into the core beliefs that have been running the show — and we work to change them at the root.

£100 per session

People Pleasing

People pleasing has nothing to do with kindness. It is a fear-based behaviour to prevent yourself from feeling bad. But bad about what? That is what we explore together.

Covered in therapy

Perfectionism

Most perfectionists do not feel perfect. They feel like they are running a race where the finish line keeps moving. Exhausted, still feeling like they never quite got there. This is the work that changes that.

Covered in therapy

"After spending most of my life as a perfectionist, which was causing day to day anxiety and eventually burn out, Leanne has not only helped me understand this behaviour, but has also helped me change my thoughts. My general day to day anxiety has now gone and I feel so much lighter without the weight of constant worry or fear of failing."

— Gemma  ·  Five Star Google Review

"I've lived with anxiety all my life and spent 28 years on Prozac, but through Leanne's patience, understanding, and steady guidance, I've reached a place I never imagined. I'm now not taking any medication and I am slowly stepping forward into a new life with a clearer understanding of where my anxiety began and why it affected me the way it did."

— Paul  ·  Five Star Google Review

Not ready to book yet?

Start with my people pleasing resources. Tools and guides you can use right now, before we ever speak.

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Ready to work together?

Getting in touch is the hardest part. Everything after that is just the work — and you will not be doing it alone.

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