Leonard Blake, BACP
5 years in practice
Leonard Blake is a counsellor who helps people deal with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship difficulties.
License and registration
- BACP
- 373402 · expires September 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 Leonard
Leonard Blake is a counsellor who helps people deal with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship difficulties. He works with issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting strains and self-esteem challenges. He also supports those facing career stress, coping with life changes, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Leonard draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ideas to guide sessions. He likes to begin by understanding how a person sees their world.
Background and approach
From there he and the client look for practical steps forward that feel manageable. Sessions often use a curious, conversational tone. Leonard aims to listen closely and reflect what matters most to the person in front of him.
He can introduce breathing, grounding and simple behavioural techniques when people want tools for day-to-day coping. He has worked in independent practice for five years and has experience with referrals from larger national agencies as well as personal clients. His approach blends existential thinking with psychotherapy ideas to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding.
People meeting him can expect clear, direct conversation and a focus on what will make life feel steadier. Appointments can be arranged online through the platform and Leonard will discuss goals and pace in early sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Leonard lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Leonard names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
How emotion-focused and attachment work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong emotions. It focuses on what feelings are trying to communicate and what they mean for relationships and personal choices. This approach can be useful for anxiety, grief and intimacy-related worries.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed early in close relationships and how they show up now. It helps people recognise repeated ways of reacting and practise new, gentler responses that feel safer in close connections.
Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person at the heart of the work. The counsellor offers empathy, acceptance and careful listening while clients lead the pace and direction of change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leonard will talk through these options with each person and decide together what fits the client's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can change as therapy unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help a conversation, phone calls need less bandwidth, live chat or messaging can suit short check-ins and text work offers a written record to reflect on later. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Leonard specialise in?
He supports stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship problems, plus trauma, grief and intimacy-related issues. He also works with parenting, career stress, ADHD and a wide range of related difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and grounded. He listens closely, reflects what matters and helps people try practical steps between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of clinical experience in independent practice and has worked with both national agency referrals and personal clients.
What credentials and region apply?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be arranged via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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