Gareth Blake, BACP
5 years in practice
Gareth Blake is a BACP counsellor who focuses on emotionally-led work.
License and registration
- BACP
- 402487 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Gareth
Gareth Blake is a BACP counsellor who focuses on emotionally-led work. He aims to make therapy straightforward and human. Gareth keeps things real and listens to what matters to each person.
He pays close attention to feelings, not just thoughts. Emotions are treated as useful information to understand what is happening in the moment. Sessions often slow down so people can notice what is happening in their body and respond from there.
Background and approach
Gareth uses a mix of approaches, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas, psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused techniques. He adapts how he works to suit different minds and experiences. That includes people affected by trauma or who think differently.
In practical terms Gareth aims to offer sessions that feel honest rather than clinical. He combines talking with straightforward tools that can be used between sessions. The work covers stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and depression.
He also helps with life-stage and role questions such as career, aging and family problems. Additional focuses include guilt and shame, infidelity and jealousy, obsessions and compulsions, phobias, sexuality and non-monogamous relationship matters. Gareth invites people to be clear about what they hope to change and to try approaches that fit them.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gareth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
Approaches Gareth names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused and practical approaches for online therapy
Gareth blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centred work to help people tune into their feelings and deepen emotional understanding. EFT-style work looks at what is happening between feelings and reactions so people can change painful patterns in relationships and personal life.He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments to change mood and behaviour. CBT techniques can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems, obsessions and low mood, giving clear steps to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Gareth discusses options with each person and adjusts the plan as goals and needs become clearer. He aims to be collaborative so people can choose what feels most helpful for them.
Online sessions are available via video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different days and routines. Video is useful for full conversations and non-verbal cues, phone works well when bandwidth or movement is a factor, live chat offers shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life or when travel is difficult, while keeping the focus on practical emotional work.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Gareth commonly help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Other areas include addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and career questions.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Gareth works in an emotion-focused, relational way and combines that with CBT, psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas. The result is practical, grounded sessions that pay attention to feelings and actions.
What experience does he bring?
He has five years of practice working with people who have trauma, neurodivergent experiences and complex presentations. His approach adapts to different needs rather than following one rigid method.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
Gareth is BACP registered and works from the United Kingdom. The BACP credential is shown as provided in his profile.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available online?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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