Feel confident, worthy and comfortable being yourself.

The relationship with yourself affects everything

It influences what you believe about yourself, what you think you deserve, how you treat yourself when things go wrong and whether you feel able to show up as you are.

This may show up through:

• Putting everyone else first.

• Second-guessing your decisions.

• Struggling with confidence, self-worth or body image.

• Using food to cope with stress or difficult emotions.

• Repeatedly starting over with weight or habits.

• Feeling stuck in patterns you understand but cannot seem to change.

Different struggles can share the same root: the relationship you have with yourself.

This is not about fixing what is wrong with you. You are not broken, and you do not need to become a completely different person.

What does self-esteem have to do with it?

Self-esteem affects how you see yourself, what you believe you deserve, how you treat yourself when things go wrong and whether you trust yourself enough to show up as you are.

It is not about feeling confident every minute or believing that everything about you is perfect. It is about developing a steadier sense of your own value, learning to treat yourself with more respect and feeling able to make choices that are right for you.

Self-image is one part of that picture. It describes the way you understand and picture yourself, including how you see your body, abilities, personality and place in the world.

I help you understand the patterns affecting how you see and treat yourself, so you can begin responding differently and make changes that feel meaningful and sustainable.

Three tools. One focus: you.

Counselling

Space to explore what is happening, process emotions and understand patterns that have developed over time.

Coaching

Practical support, direct feedback and encouragement when you know something needs to change and are ready to take action.

Hypnotherapy

Targeted support for automatic thoughts, cravings and responses that can be difficult to shift through conscious effort alone.

Sometimes you need space to understand what is happening. Sometimes you need practical support to change what you are doing now. Sometimes you need to work more directly with automatic patterns.

The approach is worked out together, based on what you want to change.

You do not need to know which approach you need before you begin. We can work that out together.

Food, weight and your self-esteem

For many women, the relationship they have with themselves shows up around food and weight.

You may be exhausted from dieting and starting over, eating to cope with difficult emotions or wanting to lose weight without having to stay on guard around food for the rest of your life.

The work is not about another diet or more lectures about willpower. It is about understanding the patterns involved and changing them, so food, your body and your choices no longer feel like something you have to constantly monitor or fight.

This is not about learning to manage the same struggle forever. The aim is to understand what is happening and work towards changing the pattern itself, so you can feel less driven by it and more able to make choices without constantly having to manage or resist it.

What real change can look like

Instead of waiting until you are thinner, more confident or “better” before you let yourself live, you begin showing up now, as yourself.

The goal is not perfection. It is learning to understand your patterns, trust your choices and show up as the woman you want to be.

A bit about Lesley

I’m a counsellor, coach, hypnotherapist and Self-Esteem Specialist. I help women understand the patterns keeping them stuck and make meaningful changes without treating them as though they are broken.

My approach brings together therapeutic understanding, practical coaching and targeted hypnotherapy. The method is adapted to what you need; the focus remains on you.

What women say

Cristina

“Thank you Lesley for your great support. I have never had such a great coach. Lesley has a keen sense of the inner world, our thoughts, feelings, and how they interact.

With Lesley, we have opened up perspectives that I would not have seen without her help. With her support and valuable guidance, I have found my way back to life, we uncovered the love and the bliss which lies deep inside buried underneath the pain. Lesley helped me to change perspective.

It was a wonderful journey and I can proudly say that I have changed the habit of being my old self. I am now a happy person, enjoying life and full of love and compassion for myself.”

Vicky

“Lesley is amazing!

I started with her and in the first session she was able to help me pinpoint the huge issue I'd not realised I'd hidden for the past 3 years, a sense of guilt over my Dad's final days. The sense of relief afterwards was unbelievable.

Lesley helped me deal with the impact [my boss] had had on my confidence at a time when I had already been really low.

She is professional, empathetic, supportive and fantastic at helping you get to the bottom of what has happened and at providing the tools to get you through it.”

J

“What followed can only be described as witchcraft as she has pulled out some deep rooted thoughts and behaviours that have been holding me back, and I didn’t even know they were there.

Lesley is so open and honest, she will call me out and challenge me when I need it but in such a caring way that it comforts my soul to know that I’m not broken or alone.

I trust her that I can say what I’m really thinking. She will listen, explain, and challenge with no judgement.

I’m still working on myself but I have Lesley in my corner now and it feels, at last, that I can do it and maybe I am worth it.”

Questions you may have

Do I need to know which type of support I need?

No. Your free 15-minute consultation is a chance to talk through what is happening and work out which approach may suit you best.

Is the work only focused on weight?

No. Weight and food are one area of the work. The wider focus is your relationship with yourself, including self-image, self-worth, confidence and identity.

Can I work with you online?

Yes. Sessions are available online across the UK and in person in Manchester.

What happens in the free consultation?

We talk about what is happening, what you would like to change and which type of support may be most appropriate. There is no pressure to book.

Three ways to work together

There are three ways to work with me, depending on the kind of support you are looking for.

There is no right or wrong option, and you do not have to decide everything before you get in touch.

Individual Sessions

Individual Sessions are the flexible, session-by-session way to work together.

The Focused Reset

The Focused Reset offers a clear six-week structure for one specific pattern or goal, including weight loss, emotional eating, cravings, people-pleasing or another automatic loop. It includes targeted hypnotherapy.

The Self-Esteem Rebuild

The Self-Esteem Rebuild offers a structured, supportive 12-week programme for women who want to work on the wider picture and make meaningful changes in everyday life.

We can talk through what is happening and work out which format fits what you want.

Ready to have a different relationship with yourself?

You do not need to know exactly how to change things before getting in touch. You simply need to want something to be different.

No pressure. No commitment. Just a chance to talk about what is happening and see whether this is the right support for you.