Marlene Leach, BACP

Marlene Leach brings 14 years of professional practice to her counselling work in the United Kingdom. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes. She writes and speaks in a direct, encouraging way and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for anyone thinking about therapy.

Marlene works from the view that each person knows their life best. She listens to what matters to the client and helps them notice the strengths they already have. This practical focus means sessions are aimed at clearer choices and small, steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She commonly helps with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and problems linked to addiction and anger. She also supports people coping with grief, parenting pressures, career questions and issues such as abandonment, attachment or chronic illness. Attention to everyday struggles is central, for example dealing with communication problems or feeling stuck after major life changes.

Marlene uses Client-Centred Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Existential Therapy in her work. These approaches shape conversations more than they define them: she adapts to the needs of each person. Sessions focus on understanding emotions, making sense of difficult patterns and deciding on practical next steps.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English, Italian and Maltese. International clients can be supported, with scheduling arranged to suit both parties.

How Marlene’s approaches guide online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's own experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor reflects what is said, supports personal discovery and helps people use their own resources to make changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on the feeling side of problems. It helps people name and work through painful emotions and patterns that affect relationships and self-worth. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels confusing or empty, and it can be useful for people facing major life decisions or questions about purpose.

Choosing the right approach is something to do together. Marlene will talk through what feels most useful and adjust the method based on the client's needs and goals. That collaborative process helps make sessions relevant from the start and allows the plan to change as progress is made.

Many people find online therapy easier to fit into daily life because it removes travel time and can be arranged around work or caregiving. Online work can also allow shorter check-ins when that suits a busy schedule or audio-only sessions if video is difficult. Because the exact session formats are not specified here, confirm the available options before booking so sessions match practical needs.