I’m Mark (he/they).  I’m a qualified counsellor with several years experience, of working with a diverse range of clients, to help them work through difficulties and challenges in their lives.

 

I believe in self-determination and empowerment, because when you are more able and confident in yourself, you can get so much more out of life.  When we feel freer of those feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, frustration and despair, they don’t hold us back so much and we can even make them work for us.    

 

My therapeutic work and experience has focused on core issues around anxiety, LGBTQ+ themes, HIV, neurodiversity like ADHD (whether or not diagnosed), grief and loss; family, childhood and school trauma; relationship difficulties.  I'm trained in relational counselling - Petruska Clarkson’s 5 relationship model - and I primarily use a person-centred approach to build a trusting therapeutic alliance, so that the counselling can be effective.

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I am qualified with a Diploma in Therapeutic Counsellin, and BACP registered (379659). I have private and public indemnity insurance through Howdens.