Counsellor profile
Marcia Reid, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Attachment based
- Client centred
- CBT skills
About Marcia
Counsellor and BACP member Marcia Reid has 14 years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting and addictions. Marcia also addresses grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem difficulties.
She uses approaches that include attachment-based work, client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage emotions and on understanding how past relationships affect present ones. Marcia can use DBT skills and motivational interviewing to help with coping and change when needed.
Marcia describes work with adoption and foster-care issues, attachment difficulties and blended-family challenges. She also lists domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, caregiver stress, immigration-related concerns and fatherhood issues among her areas of focus. Family of origin matters and relationship betrayals such as infidelity are included in her practice.
Sessions aim to clarify immediate problems and build clearer steps forward. Conversations will cover what is worrying someone now and what patterns repeat over time. Marcia encourages straightforward planning, such as skills to reduce anxiety or ways to improve sleep and daily routines.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people are asked to use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Marcia uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect present feelings and behaviours. This approach helps when past attachments shape current trust, closeness or separation issues.She also uses client-centred methods that focus on the person speaking. That means conversations are led by what matters most to the client, with the counsellor offering reflection and support rather than instruction.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is another tool she draws on to identify patterns of thought and behaviour. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and practical coping strategies.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and agree a way forward together. That may mean using one method more than another or combining elements from different approaches as needs become clearer.
The original profile does not list which online session formats are provided. Please confirm the available formats before booking. Online sessions can make fitting counselling into a busy week easier, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and remove travel time from appointments. Registered or accredited professionals commonly use online work to offer continuity and to reach people outside their immediate area.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she usually help with?
Marcia works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse as well as parenting and addictions.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches, with use of DBT skills and motivational interviewing where relevant.
How long has she been practising?
She has 14 years of professional counselling experience.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use 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.