Mike Glenister-Marshall

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(PgDip Counselling / Psychotherapy, MBACP)
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location_on Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16
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About me

Warm, welcoming and gentle, I am someone you can trust will treat you with respect, empathy and compassion.

I draw upon working experience as a counsellor since 2016, mostly in NHS therapy services, to tailor therapy unique to your own individual needs. Therapy with me is relational and collaborative. We will work together, in a way that makes sense to you.

I work effectively with a vast array of common mental health difficulties and challenging life situations; depression, anxiety, trauma-related difficulties, relationship problems, identity issues, chronic pain, bereavement, low self-esteem, addiction, stress / burnout to name a few.  However, the reasons that people come to see me are always unique to them and I treat them as such, rather than adhering to some sort of script or formula. I will treat you as the individual you are and help you feel like ‘you’ again.

I am a Mindfulness teacher as well as a counsellor and can also integrate other mindfulness-based therapies to our work if we both feel they may be of use (such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy). 

Choosing the right therapist for you can be a tricky business and you might only really know once you've met with someone, rather than just by reading their profile. For this reason, I offer 20min free online (or telephone) consultation so you can get a sense of me as a person.

For further information on how I work and the services I provide please see my website. 

I look forward to meeting you.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications:

  • Advanced Certificate in Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression, 2023 (passed with distinction)
  • Certificate in Mindfulness Practitioner Training, Mindfulness in Mind, 2022
  • PgDip Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7), University of Salford, 2017 (passed with distinction)
  • Certificate in Counselling Skills (Level 3), Manchester College, 2015.
  • Certificate in Counselling Concepts (Level 2), Manchester College, 2014

Current Training:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Experience:

  • Specialist Counsellor, NHS Manchester Foundation Trust (ongoing)
  • Counsellor, NHS Talking Therapies (2017 - 2023)
  • Mental Health Crisis Support Worker, The Sanctuary (2015 - 2017)
  • Specialist Mental Health Advisor, Mind Infoline (2012)

Other organisations I have worked for include Shelter (working specifically in a project for people with multiple and complex needs), CRI (substance misuse service), Addiction Dependency Solutions (ADS) and Probation.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£45.00 - £65.00
Free initial telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

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When I work

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Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16

Type of session

Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
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Mike Glenister-Marshall
Mike Glenister-Marshall