Leanne started studying counselling in 2000, after the tragic loss of her beautiful daughter.
She really wanted to be able to help and support other families that had experienced the same devastating loss.
While studying and being a full time foster carer, Leanne realised that this was definitely the path she needed to go down. She was always in her prime when helping others.
Life didn’t exactly go to her fairy-tale plan though with a divorce following the birth of her two boys. As you can imagine, study was put on hold for a while while she raised 3 small children on her own.
Leanne soon discovered that her situation and the “hands on experience” was actually the best qualification she could have wished for.
Life was definitely a rollercoaster ride for many years with some amazing and not so amazing times. You know the times: when you just want to throw it all in! There were many days of tears and wondering how the hell she was going to survive. Some days the only thing that got her through was her saying: “lucky they are so cute!”
Life was chaos and yet she was determined to change that and be the best parent she could be.