Integrative Psychotherapist, Couples Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor
Mark has been a practising psychotherapist for 15 years. He works with individuals, couples and groups on an open ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling indviduals and couples to enhance their lives and live them more fully. He is also a clinical supervisor and has the pleasure of supervising other counsellors and therapists.
His previous experience includes working in the NHS as a Senior Harrassment Advisor, an NHS manager and supporting adults with learning difficulties. More recently he has worked as a Relationship Counsellor for Relate.
He is trained to work with Eating Disorders and specialises in working with Binge Eating Disorder and in providing pre and post srgery support to clients having bariatric surgery
Mark has a particular interest, and extensive experience, in working with HSPs (highly sensitive people) as well as many neurodiverse individuals including those with Tourette's Syndrome, ASD, ADHD and PDA and individuals from the LGBTQI+ community.
He is trained to use different approaches to meet the individual needs of individuals and couples and these include; psychodynamic (looking at the past and how it is affecting us today), systemic (looking at patterns in relationships), mindfulness (paying attention to our thoughts 'in the moment') and positive psychology (research based techniques to increase happiness and resilience). His therapeutic approach is very down to earth which he hopes will put individuals and couples at ease.
Individual Psychotherapy
Mark works collaboratively with individuals and considers therapy to be a joint process. He aims to create a safe and secure environment where he can support individuals in developing greater self awareness and understanding of the conscious and unconscious causes of their problems. He won't tell individuals what to do but will rather engage with them in exploring the dilemmas they seek to address. He will listen and ask questions, suggesting possible patterns and linking these to the past suggesting techniques which may be helpful. He will support individuals in understanding what is happening, why it is happening and working on new ways of being.
Couples Therapy
It is likely couples coming to therapy have brought relating patterns from their own childhood experiences. Some of these are positive and help to sustain and evolve relationships whilst others have no place in the present. Humans tend to repeat behaviours unconsciously and becoming aware of these relating patterns provides a choice to do something new rather than endlessly repeating a pattern learnt as children. It is useful to explore areas such as; attachment styles, communication styles, conflict management - including how conflicts are 'repaired', negotiation around difference, parenting styles, personality types and how these interact, issues around sex, money and extended family, cultural differences, gender differences and neurodiversity. Mark has worked extensively with affairs and betrayal.
Mark is an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider. He offers a general counselling model or a 6 session coaching model for individuals or couples wishing to work with ADHD.
Mark holds a PgDip in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy a CPCAB level 5 Diploma in Relationship Counselling, a PgDip in Buddhist Psychology and a CPCAB level 6 Diploma in Online Therapeutic Supervision. He is also a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a senior accredited member of the national counselling and psychotherapy association and a senior professional and senior professional supervisor of ACTO (Association for Counselling and Therapy online). Mark has a certificate, diploma and advanced diploma in Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating and Neurodiversity and a Certificate in Counselling for the Bariatric Patient.
Fees: Individuals £70 Couples £90
