Melanie Marshall
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About me
Are you feeling burnt out from masking ADHD/Autism/AuDHD, carrying the heavy weight of unexpressed grief, or trying to rebuild yourself after a difficult relationship? You might be waking up feeling constantly on edge, emotionally drained, or feeling like nobody around you truly gets it. Maybe life has become stuck and thoughts ruminate without a clear path ahead?
I offer a calm, grounded, and non-judgemental space where you don't have to pretend everything is fine. As a person-centred therapist with over 1,000 client hours, I help you process heavy emotions safely and regain your sense of control - at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
My core areas of focus include:
- Neurodiversity (ADHD & Autism): Practical, affirming support for late diagnoses, burnout, and sensory/emotional overload.
- Grief, Loss & Trauma: Gentle processing for profound loss, family rupture, & relational trauma.
- Navigating Difficult Relationships: Rebuilding self-esteem after domestic or narcissistic emotional abuse.
- Loss of self/Anxiety/Depression: Rediscovering how to live instead of just existing.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Staffordshire University - FDSC Counselling Theory and Practice. Graduated First Class, 2023
Additional Credentials
- Level 2 - Understanding Autism / 2023
I have over 8 years and 1000 hours of counselling experience, specialising in child loss, complicated pregnancy, neurodiversity, grief, supporting the families of substance abusers, domestic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Anxiety. I have life experience to enrich my knowledge on these topics and always bring an open mind and confidential space.
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- All sessions are 50 min
- Individual Sessions £45
- Couple Sessions £60
- Concession rate: £40. Clients on qualifying low income benefits/ registered disabled/ students and individuals aged 65 or over.
Further information
Each client is always treated as an individual, in need of a tailored care plan. I have trained in numerous modalities and bring that to the room, enabling us to find the method comfortable and effective for your needs.
Our initial session will discuss the issues you want to explore, and then we can delve deeply, collaborating to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you get your life back.
Most of my clients see a gradual lifting of symptoms within the first month and sustained improvement thereafter until they no longer need me.
In my career so far, I have 100% positive feedback from clients and I treasure each relationship.
