This research in carried out in order to find out the relationship of emotional intelligence (self awareness, self regulation, self motivation, empathy and social skills) with the level of counselling leadership skills (excellent skills and self development) within counsellor teacher at sekolah menengah in the district of Kulaijaya, Johor. Sample is taken from 52 counsellor teacher whom is chosen to be the respondent of this research. This research is carried out using the quantitative method with the use of survey form as an instrument to gather the required data. The t-Test and One Way Anova method is used to gauge the level of emotional intelligent base on demography factor. The statistic technique of percentage, mean, minimum score and standard deviation is used to gauge the level of emotional intelligent and the level of counselling leadership skills, meanwhile Pearson Correlation is used to analyse the relationship of emotional intelligence against counselling leadership skills. This research shows that there are no significant relationship between emotional intelligence against the gender (0.95) and the location of the school (0.17) but the level of emotional intelligence is found to be different base on job grade (0.00) and length of service (0.00). This research also shows that the level of emotional intelligence of the respondent is at an average level (3.41) meanwhile the level of counselling leadership skills is at a high level (4.93). Other result indicate that the relationship of emotional intelligence (self awareness, self control, self motivation, empathy and social skills) with the level of counselling leadership skills (excellent skills and self development) is proven to have a significant positive relationship (0.65), meanwhile the relationship of emotional intelligent (self awareness, self regulation, self motivation, empathy and social skills) with counselling leadership skills (self development) also indicates an average significant relationship (0.67). The research also indicates that in the effort to improve the quality of counselling services at school, the high level of emotional intelligent is required in the process to strengthen the counselling leadership skills among the counselling teachers. There are recommendations made by the researcher at the end of this research.