Counsellor profile
Marcia Holloway, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Attachment focus
About Marcia
Counsellor Marcia Holloway is a BACP member with 23 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues.
Marcia listens in a straightforward way. Sessions focus on talking through immediate problems and practical ways to cope. She uses familiar methods from cognitive behavioural and acceptance approaches to help people notice and change patterns that cause distress.
Her work also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current trust and closeness. Dialectical behaviour elements are used when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed. The counsellor keeps explanations plain and checks what is most useful in each session.
Marcia has helped people with sleep problems, low self-esteem and career pressures, and supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress and cancer-related concerns. She also addresses issues such as codependency, control and commitment difficulties, and recovery from domestic violence or substance problems.
Sessions are offered in English in the United Kingdom and Marcia accepts international clients. Fees vary with location and she uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, people use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session.
How counselling approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for ongoing anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical techniques for sleep, worry and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and can help with intimacy, abandonment and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to the person’s goals and preferences. That decision is made together rather than fixed in advance.
The original profile does not specify particular session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit into a day, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and let people use video or audio according to what suits them. Registered professionals and therapists commonly use these practical benefits to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and intimacy-related issues.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her sessions combine practical talking therapy with techniques from CBT and ACT, plus attachment-based discussion when relationships are involved.
How long has she been practising?
She has 23 years of professional experience working in counselling and related settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Do sessions take place in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Click 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.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.