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Marzena Uphill, BACP

Compassionate counselling for life’s difficult moments

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About Marzena

Marzena Uphill helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports those struggling with sleep or eating issues, parenting strains, career uncertainty and coping with major life changes. Marzena works in English and Polish and practises from the United Kingdom.

Her style is collaborative and person-centred. She treats the person, not just the problem, and listens for strengths people can use.

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How Marzena works

Sessions tend to focus on building practical coping strategies alongside clearer self-understanding. Marzena draws on several well-known approaches to match the work to each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people commit to valued action, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early patterns affect current relationships.

She also uses client-centred and existential perspectives when they fit the situation. Her background includes five years of professional practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is shown as BACP in her credentials.

In sessions she aims to create straightforward goals and small steps. People commonly leave with clearer priorities, new coping skills and a better sense of direction. Marzena supports international clients and offers a range of online session formats to fit different needs.

Marzena lists 9 ways of working on the entry:

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What Marzena works with

The areas below are the ones Marzena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.

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Training and background

Register BACP
Years in practice 5
Languages English, Polish
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 sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that matter to them. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and problems that come from feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and works on changing patterns that keep distress going; it suits worries, depression and sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current connections and can help with intimacy, communication and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to current needs, goals and personal preferences and then suggest ways of working together. That decision is made collaboratively and can change over time as progress is reviewed.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging works for brief check-ins and people who prefer not to be on camera. These options offer flexibility for those who travel, have irregular schedules or need shorter check-ins during a workday.

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Common questions

What concerns can Marzena help with?
She supports stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, career worries and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centred. She listens for strengths and helps people set clear, manageable goals.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of professional practice supporting a wide range of concerns and uses that experience to tailor sessions to each person.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her credential is BACP, which appears as BACP, and she practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be carried out via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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