Marcia Jackson

Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed or anxious?  Is life becoming a bit of a struggle or not shaping up in the way you’d planned?  Perhaps, you would like to work through a difficult decision.

Sharing your problems can feel quite daunting, especially if it is your first time.  My starting point and the fundamental aim are to create a warm, safe, and confidential environment where you can speak freely about anything you wish, without judgement.

I have a genuine interest in helping people who are finding their everyday lives challenging and want to discover a way to move forward.  Please call me for an informal chat about how I might be able to help.  Counselling may be all you need to work through your difficulties and get you back on the right track.

I am a professional Integrative Counsellor with over 12 years of experience working with a wide variety of clients in the NHS, local charities and my private practice.  I can help you work out what might be causing you to feel a certain way, make sense of past and present challenges and bring into focus a clearer sense of yourself or the situation.  Working in an integrative way means that I can intuitively draw on Psychodynamic, Person Centred and Cognitive Behavioural theoretical models to work in a way that is responsive to each person’s needs, values or beliefs as well as offer techniques for coping, managing and overcoming emotional difficulties.

We all experience difficulties at some point in our lives, whether it is facing up to a loss, bereavement, relationship problems or life challenges.  The aim of counselling is for you to have more understanding of yourself, to feel stronger and more able to cope.  I believe that one of the most essential elements of successful counselling is a trusting relationship between you and your counsellor, it is important that you find someone with whom you feel comfortable.

I offer an introductory session that will enable you to decide if you wish to work with me and whether I can help.  During our first meeting, we can look at what you feel you want from counselling and the area in which you want to look at and work through.  We can then discuss what is best for you in terms of the length of counselling sessions, be it an agreed number of sessions, or long-term therapy.  We will set a regular day and time to meet each week and agree on a plan to review our work together.

I offer short or long-term appointments, whatever suits your needs.

My fees are £30 for an introductory session and £60 per counselling session.

A counselling session lasts 50 minutes.

I am happy for you to contact me by email or phone if you have any questions or would like to find out more.  If by phone, please leave a message with your number. I will call you back as soon as possible to find out what you are looking for and book an initial appointment.