Marlene Leach, BACP
14 years in practice
Marlene Leach is a counsellor with 14 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 119267 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English, Italian, Maltese
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About Marlene
Marlene Leach is a counsellor with 14 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, and she supports those coping with relationship difficulty, grief and life changes. She uses a straightforward, respectful approach that treats each person as the expert on their own story.
Marlene believes people have strengths they can draw on during hard times. She encourages small practical steps and honest conversation in sessions.
Background and approach
That can mean talking through upsetting events, working on communication, or trying new ways of managing strong emotions. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, issues around narcissism in family and work settings, and problems linked to low self-esteem and obsessive behaviours. She also supports people dealing with anger, caregiver stress, chronic illness and addiction concerns.
Marlene is comfortable working with ADHD-related challenges and a wide range of attachment and loss issues. Marlene lists Client-Centred Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Existential Therapy among her approaches. In practice she focuses on building trust, noticing how emotions affect relationships, and helping people find meaning and choices when life feels constrained.
Sessions are offered in English, Italian and Maltese and she accepts international clients. Practical details such as session format and scheduling are arranged when someone starts the process through the site.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Marlene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Marlene names
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 these approaches work in online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on feelings and the way emotions shape relationships. In online sessions this means naming core emotions, tracking how they come up in interactions, and practising new ways of responding that feel safer and more connected.Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a non-judgemental, listening-led space where the person sets the pace. The therapist reflects what is said, helps clarify values and supports choices without directing the outcome.
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, freedom and responsibility when life feels uncertain. It can help people facing major life changes, loss or questions about purpose by encouraging honest exploration of values and options.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify what feels most useful, adjusting methods as goals and needs become clearer. That shared planning helps sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as easier scheduling, fewer travel demands and more ways to stay in touch between appointments. Video calls suit deeper conversational work, phone sessions can be lower-bandwidth and less visual, and live chat or text messaging can help with quick check-ins or when a shorter, written exchange is preferable. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to fit therapy around work, family life and different time zones.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Marlene commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship difficulties, and also supports people facing grief, parenting strain and career-related worries.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Marlene uses a respectful, down-to-earth style rooted in listening and practical steps. Sessions focus on emotions, personal strengths and clearer ways of relating.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and relational issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Italian and Maltese.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are booked through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
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