About Leon Smith, integrative counsellor in Hampton Hill
I’m a BACP-accredited counsellor, psychotherapist, and supervisor. I offer a reflective space where you can bring whatever’s on your mind, without being labelled, diagnosed, or talked at.
Life can be overwhelming. Therapy shouldn’t feel impersonal or full of jargon. If you’re looking for warmth, curiosity, and a down-to-earth conversation, we may be a good fit.
My path into this work wasn’t a straight one. Before retraining, I worked as a scaffolder and later spent over a decade in broadcast media and post-production. Those years still shape how I listen: practically, humanly, and without pretence.
Alongside my training, I bring lived experience of neurodiversity (ADHD and Dyslexia) and of parenting a child with additional SEN needs. That background informs how I work with rejection sensitivity, sensory overwhelm, and the fatigue of systems that don’t fit.
How I work
My approach is integrative. There isn’t a single model that fits everyone, so I draw on different ways of working depending on what you need.
- Person-centred and humanistic: the relationship comes first
- Psychodynamic: making sense of patterns that repeat
- Gestalt: staying with what’s happening in the present
- Transactional analysis: understanding how we relate and communicate
- A relational, curious style: honest, unhurried, and collaborative
Training and experience
- MBACP (Accred), British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- CPCAB Level 6 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
People I’ve supported
Before and alongside private practice, I’ve worked across a range of settings. That mix still shapes the work.
- Young people, through community counselling in Twickenham
- Adults seeking accessible therapy, including low-cost services
- People facing addiction and recovery
- Individuals navigating cancer, illness, and end-of-life care
- Adults, older adults, and trainee practitioners
What I often help with
- Anxiety, low mood, and the sense that something needs to change
- Trauma, PTSD, abuse, and the lasting impact of difficult experiences
- Addiction, substance use, and recovery
- Neurodiversity, ADHD, identity, and men’s mental health
- Relationships, loss, bereavement, and fertility struggles
- Work pressure, burnout, and life after demanding roles
- Cancer, parenting strain, and other major transitions
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