Counsellor profile
Leonard Blake, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and relationship concerns
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 373402
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Existential starting point
- CBT and DBT methods
- Attachment focus
About Leonard
Leonard Blake is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. He helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship problems, addiction and a wide range of other concerns listed in his practice profile.
He works from an existential starting point while using a counsellor and psychoanalytic approach. That means he pays attention to how someone sees their world, and how that view affects their choices and feelings. Sessions are conversational and focused on making sense of patterns that keep returning.
Leonard uses several clinical approaches to guide sessions, including attachment-based ideas, client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural techniques and elements from dialectical behaviour therapy and emotionally-focused work. He draws on these methods to address issues such as trauma, grief, eating concerns, parenting stresses and problems with self-esteem.
People come for both practical tools and a space to talk things through. Leonard aims to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses in everyday life. He also offers support around career changes, coping with life transitions and challenges linked to ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Sessions follow what the client needs at the time, with a focus on clear steps and coping strategies when appropriate. To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the service's online options.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Leonard often draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy in his work. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape how people relate now and help with intimacy, trust and recurring relationship patterns. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger and low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. He uses a collaborative process to agree which methods fit a client's goals and preferences, and adapts the plan as progress is reviewed. The client and therapist decide together whether more skills work, emotional processing or reflective exploration is needed.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - for example by cutting travel time, reducing the need to rearrange work commitments, or allowing shorter check-ins when that suits. Registered or accredited professionals can work with clients across locations, and this can help keep therapy practical for busy schedules.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does he work with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship problems, addiction and many related concerns listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style?
He begins from an existential viewpoint and uses conversational counselling alongside psychoanalytic ideas to help people understand recurring patterns.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years' experience in private practice and has worked with clients referred from national agencies as well as private clients.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list explicit session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.