About Marcus
Marcus Pugh offers calm, practical support for people who are under pressure. He welcomes conversations about anxiety, stress, addiction, depression and relationship worries. Marcus works in a warm, non-judgemental way and treats the person in front of him as the expert in their own life.
Marcus draws on 12 years of professional experience within the United Kingdom. He uses straightforward talking therapy to help people make sense of difficult moments.
How Marcus works
Sessions often begin with listening, then move to clearer goals and small steps that fit everyday life. Marcus often blends client-centred listening with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. He also uses elements of mindfulness and motivational interviewing when these suit someone’s goals.
This mix aims to reduce distress and build coping skills people can use between sessions. Many people who come to Marcus want help with loss, trauma, self-esteem, or problems with sleep and eating. He also supports people facing career changes, parenting strain, or issues connected to identity and intimacy.
He focuses on helping people find their own meaning and practical ways forward. Marcus is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. He offers appointments in English and accepts clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions at a suitable time.
Marcus lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Marcus works with
The areas below are the ones Marcus selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflects what is said so the person can explore feelings and make their own decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses straightforward exercises to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood and sleep.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Marcus will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit the person’s situation. That way the plan evolves from what the person needs rather than a fixed formula.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let conversations feel close to an in-person meeting. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low or when a session needs to fit a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins and written reflections between appointments. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family or travel.
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