I am credentialed in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients in many areas such as anxiety, depression, addictive behaviour, relationship issues, trauma, & abuse.
I endeavour to work in an emphathic and non-judgmental way, as I believe that your are the expert on your own life. Counselling is about offering a safe environment for you to talk and explore your own thoughts, feelings and needs. My job is sometimes to simply listen. I believe that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming life challenges.
My priority is for you to arrive at your own meaning, your own answers. Having said that, I am also comfortable in offering my own thoughts, maybe advice or alternative perspectives, if that is appropriate.
It takes courage to recognise the need for support and to take the first steps towards healing and self discovery. Things can and will get better.
I am really looking forward to working with you.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Avoidant personality, Body image, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #394111
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Great suggestions and reflection.
Amazing listener.
Written on Mar 09, 2025 after therapy with Marcus for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Marcus is a good therapist listens and gives great advice and is easy to talk too
Written on Mar 03, 2025 after therapy with Marcus for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties
He is simply worth it to say the least.
Written on Feb 07, 2025 after therapy with Marcus for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes