Ashleigh Gardner

Monday to Friday 9am - 7pm

Limited weekend availability on request 

I am a counsellor working from my private practice in Pudsey, Leeds.

I completed my professional training in MA Integrative Counselling at Leeds Beckett University. Before training as a counsellor, I worked for over 10 years as a Social Worker, working across Yorkshire in both children’s and adult’s services. In this role I supported people in navigating challenging times in their lives.

I have experience in working with a variety of issues. Some of these include anxiety, depression, relationships, work related stress, physical illness, grief and loss.

I am an Integrative Relational Counsellor and Psychotherapist. I value the importance of the relationship in the therapeutic process and believe that it is essential that you feel comfortable with your therapist. I provide a safe space for you to be truly listened to without expectation or judgement. Together, we will explore your thoughts and feelings at a pace that feels comfortable for you.

Working with you and your individual needs, I integrate theory, counselling skills, personal characteristics and qualities into my work. I embrace elements of person centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), existential and psychodynamic theories. Each of these are not always present for all clients but will depend on the needs and preferences of each individual. 

I offer a safe, empathic space for you to explore what brings you to therapy. Talking through your experiences in a confidential space without judgement or opinion can be the first step into developing insight into yourself and what you need to move forward. Working together, we can recognise and find meaning in patterns that are useful and those that are not, explore emotions, understand values and explore the meaning of past experiences and how they can inform the present. 

I offer a free 15 minute consultation prior to booking a first session, this allows us to get a sense of how we will work together. 

In the first session, we will talk about what brings you to therapy and what you want to gain from it.