Work in Progress Therapy

31/03/2026

31/03/2026

Struggling to get to sleep because your mind is racing? Try this new technique - it genuinely works! This and other resources will soon be exclusively available to my lovely clients via a bespoke area on my website. Details to follow in session 😊

09/02/2026

Feeling like you're always putting others first, avoiding conflict or never meeting your own needs? That's people pleasing - and it's changeable. New blog:

Dr Jo Leather is a Psychotherapist and EMDR practitioner working in Manchester, UK and online.One of the most common things my clients want to work on is changing their pattern of people pleasing. People pleasing can look like:· over-functioning· always putting yourself last· never meeting your o...

28/01/2026

This is a walkthrough of how to get to the therapy space 😊

28/01/2026

Welcome to my new therapy room on Bury New Road. You can park in Aldi (Aldeh) for up to 90mins and it’s just over the road. Entrance is at ground level. I find this a very calming place. Here’s a walk thru so you know what to expect 😊

15/01/2026

Excited to start the new year with a new title (Dr) and a new location for face to face sessions Creative Calm Yoga Studio. Looking forward to working with my clients both new and familiar this year. As ever, striving to create a neuro-affirming, queer-friendly and trauma-informed space. Come exactly as you are

17/02/2024

Everyone that knows me knows how much I love to garden. And when the crocuses start showing, I know it’s the start of the gardening year and it’s time to start planning the plot.

The benefits of gardening on well-being are well known:

*being outside helps to regulate the nervous system

*gardening helps us to exercise and be active

*it’s impossible not to be in the here and now when we garden so it’s fab for mindfulness

*my own personal favourite thing about gardening? That it fosters hope for the future. You can’t not be optimistic when you plant seeds.