Counsellor profile
Marlene Leach, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting support
About Marlene
Marlene Leach is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 14 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also supports people facing parenting strain, grief, addictions and the effects of trauma and abuse.
Marlene encourages people to treat themselves as the expert on their own story. She aims to help clients notice their strengths and use them to manage hard situations. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon or long theoretical explanations.
Her background includes work with people facing low self-esteem, anger, obsessive tendencies, and problems caused by controlling or narcissistic behaviour in close relationships or at work. She also helps those coping with chronic illness, caring roles and major life changes. Marlene offers approachable, straightforward conversations about these issues.
Her style draws on client-centred listening and emotionally-focused methods to look at feelings in relationships. She also uses existential ideas to help people consider meaning, choice and responsibility in difficult times. In practice this means talking about what matters now and trying small, doable changes.
Sessions are conversational and practical. People can expect clear explanations of the approaches used and time to reflect on what to try between meetings. To start, a short questionnaire and an initial session are used to match priorities and plan next steps.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. It helps when someone needs a non-judgemental space to sort out thoughts and feelings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at the patterns of emotion in relationships and is useful for people wanting to change how they respond to conflict or closeness. Existential Therapy invites practical conversation about meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels uncertain or overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marlene will talk with each person about their concerns, goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and review how well they are working as therapy progresses.
If you plan to use online sessions, check the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings around parenting, work or caring duties. It can also allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time and let someone join from a quieter place when that is helpful. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally adapt tools to suit phone or video meetings, and Marlene will discuss practical details when arranging the first session.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Italian, Maltese
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, parenting strain, grief, addictions and trauma related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and client-centred, using emotionally-focused work and existential ideas to look at feelings and meaning in relationships.
How long has she been practising?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relational issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Italian and Maltese.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts clients from outside the UK.
How are sessions organised and what formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How do fees and the payment model work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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 in danger, use the crisis numbers.