Leonard Blake, BACP

Leonard Blake is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and relationship problems. He also supports those dealing with trauma, depression, grief and issues around intimacy, eating and self-esteem. He uses everyday language and a practical focus to help people work towards clearer, calmer thinking and steadier habits.

He has five years of private practice experience and has worked with clients referred from national agencies as well as private individuals. Leonard begins from an existential viewpoint and uses that to understand how someone sees their world. From there he mixes that perspective with a counsellor and psychoanalytic style to find ways forward.

Sessions tend to centre on the client’s immediate concerns and the thoughts and routines that keep problems going. He helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try small changes and track what works. The aim is to create more workable day-to-day habits and clearer decision-making.

Leonard draws on a handful of clinical approaches to fit each person’s needs. These include attachment-based ideas, client-centred principles, cognitive behavioural techniques, dialectical behaviour strategies and emotionally-focused work. He adapts tools to be straightforward and practical rather than technical.

He works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. People who are thinking about therapy are invited to consider what they want to change and to use the Start Therapy button to begin a short matching process and schedule sessions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships affect current connections and emotional responses, helping people understand patterns that show up in close relationships and work on feeling safer in them. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the session, offering empathic listening and support so people can find their own answers and build self-trust. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and everyday habits.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to understand the client's needs, goals and preferences and then choose techniques that fit. That means the plan can change as progress is made and as different challenges arise.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins between appointments and let someone join from a quieter room that suits them. It also makes it possible to keep continuity when living abroad or travelling. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists will discuss how to structure sessions so they match everyday routines and practical constraints.