Counsellor profile
Leo Puttock, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online counselling options- Person centred approach
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Leo
Counsellor and BACP member Leo Puttock has six years' experience working with people in the United Kingdom. He focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns and identity issues, including work with LGBT clients. Leo also supports people with addiction, parenting and career-related stresses.
Leo trained in person-centred counselling and uses that as the base of his work. He combines person-centred practice with approaches drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused ideas and trauma-focused work. Sessions aim to be practical and conversational. He looks at how people act and react in everyday relationships and interactions.
He has worked in the NHS, for local charities and in his own practice. That experience informs how he responds to a wide range of difficulties, including grief, eating and intimacy-related issues. He also offers support around attachment concerns, abandonment and fatherhood issues.
In a session Leo tends to listen for what matters to the person, then use short, useful tools from different approaches. He may use mindfulness to help with present-moment awareness and ACT ideas to clarify values and actions. He also draws on solution-focused techniques for brief practical change.
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not accepted. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the service's online options.
How Leo uses ACT and mindfulness in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression and when life changes make choices feel hard. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness skills to reduce reactivity and increase focus on the present. It can help with stress, anger and impulse control by offering short practical exercises to use day to day. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss a person's goals and preferences and agree what methods to try together. This is a collaborative process and may change over time as needs evolve. Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions around work and family life, avoiding travel time and using a shorter check-in when needed. If camera-free or phone sessions are preferable, ask whether those options are offered when you arrange the first appointment.Areas of expertise
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns and identity issues. His list also includes addictions, grief, eating issues and parenting challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a person-centred approach as the core of his work and borrows techniques from ACT, mindfulness, solution-focused and trauma-focused methods. Sessions are conversational and may include brief practical tools.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has six years of experience working in the NHS, in local charities and in private practice. That range informs his work with a variety of concerns.
Which professional body is he a member of?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people from outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Fees vary with location and the site uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact costs depend on the chosen subscription and location.
What do I need to do to get started?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. That begins the process of arranging the first meeting.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.