Leonard Uchendu, LMSW, LCSW, CSW
Licensed in Michigan · 8 years in practice
Leonard Uchendu is a Michigan-based licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and depression.
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
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About Leonard
Leonard Uchendu is a Michigan-based licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and depression. He meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Leonard keeps conversations direct and compassionate so people feel understood and heard from the first session.
With eight years of clinical experience, Leonard blends several approaches to fit each person's needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose values-based action.
Background and approach
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood and introduces manageable behavior changes. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered techniques shape how he builds trust and explores relationship patterns that affect intimacy, communication, and self-esteem. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for emotion regulation and coping when feelings feel overwhelming.
Leonard adapts these tools for concerns such as eating and sleeping problems, anger, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and substance-related issues. Sessions aim to develop concrete skills, clearer thinking, and steady routines rather than lengthy analysis. He also addresses related areas like caregiver stress, body image, blended family dynamics, and abandonment wounds when they come up in conversation.
Leonard works with people in Michigan and offers services via video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. He holds credentials as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with prior CSW designation.
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
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- 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 these approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, avoidance, and motivation issues during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior to reduce worry and low mood through practical behavior experiments and thought work. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how they affect trust, intimacy, and self-worth, useful for communication problems and attachment concerns.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Leonard will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and together select or combine methods that fit the client's needs. Changes are paced to match what someone can realistically try between sessions, with skills practiced and reviewed in subsequent meetings.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or school schedules and let people try different formats to see what helps most.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Leonard help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD among other areas listed.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is practical and compassionate, combining acceptance, cognitive strategies, and skills training to help people make small, sustainable changes.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has eight years of experience as a practicing clinician working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Michigan.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
He conducts sessions via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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