Leonard Uchendu, LMSW, LCSW, CSW
Michigan · 8 years in practice
Leonard Uchendu is a licensed social worker in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801094635 · expires May 2029
- LCSW, Colorado
- CSW.09930065 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1932456076 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Leonard
Leonard Uchendu is a licensed social worker in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. He has eight years of professional experience and aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people under pressure. He focuses on practical conversation and honest listening.
Sessions often look at how a person's values, relationships, and daily habits shape how they feel. Leonard draws on tools from a few different approaches to fit each person's situation rather than using a single method for everyone.
Background and approach
People bring many kinds of problems to his work: depression, trauma and abuse, sleep or eating concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. He also addresses related topics such as attachment patterns, codependency, communication problems, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to aging or blended family situations.
Leonard blends existential ideas about meaning and responsibility with practical techniques from acceptance and commitment work and cognitive behavioral methods. He pays attention to how past relationships affect present patterns and helps clients try new ways of relating and coping. Sessions aim to build clearer perspectives and everyday skills that people can use between meetings.
Therapy is offered in English and is adaptable to different schedules and life demands. Leonard's practice emphasizes listening first, then creating a plan that fits the client's goals and daily routines.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Leonard lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Leonard names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How different approaches come to online work
Existential therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility in everyday life; online sessions offer a place to talk about values and how to make decisions that fit the client's sense of purpose. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills for noticing thoughts and feelings and committing to actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and how early bonds shape current connections, helping people improve communication and closeness.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Over the first few sessions the plan can shift based on what is helpful and what feels relevant to daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people have longer conversations and read facial cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a camera is not desired, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for short check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days while still using techniques from existential, ACT, and attachment-focused work.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Leonard help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and ADHD, among other related concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style combines listening and practical problem-solving. He uses a mix of existential reflection and action-oriented tools so clients can clarify values and try new coping strategies.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years of clinical experience working with a range of mental health and interpersonal concerns.
What credentials and region does he practice in?
He holds LMSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials and practices in Michigan.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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