Gareth Blake, BACP

Gareth Blake is a BACP-registered counsellor who concentrates on emotion-focused, relational work, bringing a straightforward and human approach to therapy. Registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, he works with people who have experienced trauma and with those who identify as autistic or have ADHD, recognising complexity and the realities that do not fit tidy labels.

Gareth acknowledges how difficult it can be to seek help and to be vulnerable with someone new. He aims to offer genuine human connection rather than performative professionalism, creating a space where people can say what matters to them and consider how they want to move forward.

His practice places attention on feelings as meaningful information rather than problems to be fixed. Gareth slows the pace, notices what is happening in the body and emotion, and works collaboratively to move through difficult experience. He adapts his methods to suit different ways of thinking and processing, so being neurodivergent or trauma-affected is treated as a difference in how to work rather than a deficit.

Gareth uses an integrative approach, combining emotion-focused work with cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic and solution-focused strategies, tailoring the mix to each person. Clients can expect sessions that feel real rather than clinical, practical tools to try between meetings, work that honours both emotion and action, honest guidance about what may be possible, and flexibility in how therapy takes place with options such as video, phone, live chat or messaging.