Marlene Leach

Marlene Leach is a counsellor with 14 years of practice in the United Kingdom and a BACP credential. She focuses on helping people who are facing anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and the effects of trauma. Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own story and aims to build on existing strengths to manage current problems.

She supports people dealing with depression, anger and addictive behaviours, as well as those navigating grief or major life changes. Marlene also works with clients who are coping with neurodiversity-related challenges such as ADHD, and with people who are finding family and communication issues hard to manage.

Marlene uses client-centred methods to create a space where people can talk through what matters to them. She also draws on emotionally-focused work to look at feelings in relationships. Existential ideas are used when people want to examine life priorities and meaning.

Her style is straightforward and respectful. She helps people identify small steps they can try between sessions. Practical aims might include clearer communication, calmer responses to stress, or better ways to manage cravings and compulsions.

Sessions are available in English, Italian and Maltese, and she accepts international clients. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and the Start Therapy button are used to arrange the first session according to the therapist's scheduling process.

How Marlene’s approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre. The counsellor listens deeply, reflects what is said and helps the person follow their own goals; this can support emotional clarity and practical problem solving. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on feelings in relationships and on patterns people fall into with others. It can help when emotions are strong or repeated cycles cause pain. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and priorities, which can help when people feel stuck, uncertain or overwhelmed by life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk about what feels most useful and adapt methods to match goals and preferences. That means sessions may lean more on feeling, practical steps, or big-picture questions depending on what’s needed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, avoid travel time and have sessions from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions that suit quieter surroundings and lower bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals can help decide which arrangement best suits practical needs and therapeutic aims.