Marc Mason
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About me
As a humanistic therapist, I believe that you have the capacity to grow, heal and discover what you need. I provide the environment for you to do this, and accompany you on this journey, helping you see things you might not see, and offering you opportunities to explore in new ways. I am trained in Gestalt, Person-Centred and Transactional Analysis approaches.
We work with whatever you bring to therapy. This may be an issue that is clear and well defined. You might want change in your relationship or in your work, or you may want to support dealing with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem or shame, for example. But it might also be something much vaguer, it may be a general interest in exploring aspects of your life or way of relating to the world, or it might be a sense of confusion, dissatisfaction or unfinished business.
I have particular experience working with clients who, like me, identify as queer or from the LGBTQI+ community. I believe this enhances my ability to work with experiences such as shame, discrimination, and othering, and to support clients who are from oppressed or minority groups or are otherwise living ‘against the grain’. I have specialist training in working with trans and gender diverse and questioning people.
My own professional and academic experience also provides a strong foundation for working with lawyers or those whose motivation for seeking therapy might relate to their membership of another profession.
Please note I also provide a specialist service for solicitors, barristers, judges and other legal professionals at lawyertherapy.co.uk.
Whilst these are factors that may help our work together, I welcome anyone to attend an initial consultation to determine whether we are a good match for therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am trained in Person-Centred counselling, Gestalt and Transactional-Analysis. I draw on these, and a relational approach to tailor the therapy to your needs.
Qualifications
- Diploma and BSc (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling (Metanoia Institute)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (Manchester)
- Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
- Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS)
I have worked with two LGBTQ+ organisations, the East London Out Project (ELOP) and Switchboard, and continue to have a particular interest in working with individuals from this and other oppressed or minority communities.
In addition to my counselling practice, I hold an academic post as a Senior Lecturer which allows me space to engage in research, scholarship, and teaching looking at the psychology of lawyering, and issues affecting lawyers. I previously practiced as a family law, Barrister.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity (GSRD)
- Professional identity
- Coming Out
Therapies offered
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Fees
£75.00 - £120.00
