About Gareth
Gareth Blake is a counsellor who focuses on emotion-led, relational work. He holds BACP accreditation, and he aims to make sessions feel genuine rather than formal. Gareth keeps language simple and direct so people can say what matters without jargon.
He concentrates on feelings as information rather than problems to be fixed. Sessions slow things down and pay attention to bodily responses and emotional experience. Practical coping tools are offered alongside talking, so people can try things between appointments.
Background and approach
Gareth uses a mix of approaches rather than one strict method. He draws on client-centred ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, emotionally-focused ways of working, psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused tools. The goal is to match methods to the person, not the other way around.
He has five years of experience working with common concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties and stress. Additional focus areas include phobias, obsessions and compulsions, sexual health and aspects of identity and sexuality. He also helps with coping through life changes and issues around self-esteem.
Sessions are offered in a variety of formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Gareth accepts clients in the United Kingdom and also works with international clients in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
How Gareth's approaches work online
Gareth combines emotion-focused work with cognitive behavioural and solution-focused techniques to guide online therapy. Emotionally-focused work prioritises what you feel and how those feelings show up in the body; it helps when relationships or past experiences leave strong emotional reactions. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, phobias and low mood. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, achievable steps and clear goals to build momentum and notice change.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Gareth will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. He adapts how sessions run so the approach evolves as progress is made and as practical life constraints change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, which offer flexibility for different situations. Video calls let you use facial cues and tone, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging or live chat can work for day-to-day support or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, travel or differing schedules while keeping the focus on what helps in everyday life.
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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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