About Gareth
Gareth Blake is a BACP counsellor who focuses on emotional, relational work. He aims for a straightforward and human approach. He speaks plainly and makes sessions feel down to earth rather than clinical.
Gareth invites honesty and works alongside clients to find practical ways forward. He pays attention to feelings as useful information rather than symptoms to ignore. Sessions slow down to notice bodily experience alongside thoughts.
Gareth adapts his style for different ways of thinking, including neurodivergent perspectives and those affected by trauma.
Background and approach
His practice blends several methods so the work can match each person. Gareth draws on client-centred principles to prioritise what matters to the client. He also uses cognitive behavioural techniques for clear steps and emotionally-focused work to address relational pain.
Expect straightforward sessions with practical tools you can use between meetings. Gareth aims to balance feeling and action, so emotional work links to real life changes. He is willing to be honest about what might help and what could take longer to shift.
Gareth offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to suit different needs. He works in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. He has five years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
How Gareth’s approaches work online
Gareth draws on client-centred practice to place the client's experience at the heart of the work. That means sessions begin with careful listening and reflection so the person feels heard, and goals grow from what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, gives clear, practical steps for shifting unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and is useful for anxiety, sleep problems and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gareth will talk through options and decide together which methods suit the client's needs and goals. He adapts timing, pace and tools to fit how the person thinks and what they want to achieve, making the process collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people pick up visual cues and work more like an in-person session. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make therapy flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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