Leonard Uchendu, LMSW, LCSW, CSW

Michigan · 8 years in practice

Leonard Uchendu is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy 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 who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He brings eight years of clinical experience and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for someone juggling busy family life or work schedules. His sessions start with listening.

He helps clients name what feels most pressing and then picks approaches that fit the person and the problem.

Background and approach

Treatment may include relaxation and focus techniques, talking through patterns, and behavior-based strategies to change what isn’t working. Leonard uses a mix of methods tailored to each person’s needs. He combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered techniques, and hypnotherapy to address mood, trauma, sleep, eating, and self-esteem struggles.

He adapts these methods to concrete goals like better sleep, fewer panic symptoms, or clearer communication. He holds Michigan licenses as an LMSW and LCSW and also lists CSW among his credentials. Over eight years he has worked with varied concerns including ADHD, bipolar mood issues, anger, and addiction, and with related topics such as abandonment, caregiver stress, and body image.

Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled to fit different routines. Leonard aims to help people build small, usable steps toward more stable mood and healthier daily habits.

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

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Online support

How Leonard blends approaches for online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stuck patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thought and behavior cycles and uses step-by-step exercises to reduce symptoms like panic, insomnia, or low mood. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to help change habits, reduce stress reactions, and support issues such as sleep problems or cravings.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist listens to the client’s goals and tries a few techniques to see what fits best. Together they track progress and adjust methods so sessions stay useful and relevant to real-life needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video calls are useful for in-depth work that benefits from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let clients check in between sessions or use therapy in small moments during a busy day. These options give flexibility to work on ACT, CBT, and hypnotherapy tools without rearranging too much of a routine.

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Questions people ask

What issues does Leonard help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD among other areas.

What is his therapeutic style like?

Sessions are practical and client-centered, focusing on listening first and then using techniques from ACT, CBT, attachment work, and hypnotherapy to address specific goals.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has eight years of experience working with a range of mental health concerns and related focus areas like caregiver stress and communication problems.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is listed with the credentials LMSW, LCSW, and CSW and practices in Michigan.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.

How are costs and getting started handled?

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