Marlene Leach , BACP

Marlene Leach is a UK-licensed therapist with 14 years of professional experience and membership in the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with people facing anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, and issues related to narcissistic behaviour in family, personal and work settings. Her clinical focus also includes low self-esteem, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, addiction, depression, and anger, and she brings long-term experience to these concerns.

Marlene approaches each person with the assumption that they are the expert on their own story and that they already possess strengths that can support change. She aims to help clients identify and build on those strengths while navigating difficult feelings and patterns. Recognising that beginning therapy requires courage, she affirms the step of reaching out and provides a supportive, nonjudgmental space to explore goals and next steps

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, non-directive relationship in which the therapist offers empathy and unconditional positive regard to help clients explore their thoughts and feelings. This approach can be helpful for people coping with low self-esteem, life changes, and general emotional distress.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and reorganise emotional responses that affect relationships, fostering stronger bonds and clearer communication. It is often used for couples and individuals who want to address attachment-related patterns and deepen emotional connection.

Marlene works collaboratively with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches is the best fit for their needs, goals, and preferences. Finding the right therapeutic style is part of the process, and she partners with clients to adjust the focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are scheduled and delivered, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, support access for international clients, and allow people to continue working with licensed professionals even when in-person meetings are not convenient.