About Leo
Leo Puttock offers a compassionate, person-centred way of working that emphasises values and mindful awareness. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to help people face stress, anxiety and painful life events. Leo brings six years of practice experience and a BACP credential to his work in the United Kingdom.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations about what matters most to them. Leo helps people notice unhelpful patterns, clarify values and take small, practical steps towards goals.
How Leo works
Sessions are conversational and tailored to the moment rather than following a fixed script. His experience includes work in the NHS, local charities and independent practice. That background informs how he supports people coping with trauma, addictions, work stress and complicated grief.
He also offers support around identity and sexuality and is an ally to the LGBT community. Leo uses mindfulness exercises and acceptance strategies to help people live with difficult emotions rather than getting stuck trying to avoid them. He also borrows brief, solution-focused tools when clients want fast, practical changes.
The aim is to combine listening with simple, doable steps. Practical matters such as session format are flexible. Leo provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
To begin, people can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to his availability.
Leo lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Leo works with
The areas below are the ones Leo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Leo's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their values and take committed action, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Online work can include short exercises and values-based planning that fit into everyday life. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a listening, non-judgemental space where people can lead the conversation and be heard. That approach translates well to video or phone sessions where the counsellor follows the client's pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Leo will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their aims and style. He checks in about what helps and adjusts techniques if something does not feel useful, so the plan evolves with the client's needs.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can suit shorter updates or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, parenting or travel and allow people to keep momentum between sessions.
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A practical next step
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