Counsellor profile
Robert Marshall, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and Addictions
See online counselling options- Person centred
- CBT elements
- Motivational interviewing
About Robert
Counsellor Robert Marshall is a BACP member with five years' experience offering counselling in the United Kingdom. He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues and a wide set of related life challenges. Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients.
Robert describes his work as person-centred. He listens closely and aims to create straightforward conversations about feelings and behaviour. He draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and motivational interviewing from his volunteering experience with Tayside Council on Alcohol.
In practice he keeps things down to earth. He encourages honest talk about difficult topics such as addiction, depression and grief. He does not judge and approaches each person as an individual who makes sense of their own struggles.
Robert will often focus on emotions and how they affect everyday choices. He can help with problems linked to sleep, eating, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes. He also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and finding life purpose.
He mentions his own experience of addiction and depression and that he sought help to recover. That personal history informs his practical, straightforward style. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and arrange a first session.
How Robert uses talking therapies online
Robert uses person-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural ideas and motivational interviewing. Person-centred work means the counsellor listens and follows what matters to the client, helping them talk about feelings and choices. Cognitive behavioural work looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and aims to change unhelpful habits that feed anxiety or low mood. Motivational interviewing helps people explore mixed feelings about change and find personal reasons to make different choices.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Robert will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a client's problems, goals and preferences. That may mean trying a few ways of working and checking what feels most useful over a few sessions.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered. Please confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that remote sessions help them keep therapy going alongside work, caring duties and other commitments.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does he help with most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and grief among other concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a person-centred approach with practical, down-to-earth conversations and elements of cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is he a member of?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can sessions be held in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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