About Robert
Robert Marshall helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or stuck because of addiction, relationship strain, grief, trauma or depression. He supports people facing sleep or eating difficulties, low self-esteem, anger, career changes, and other life transitions. He also pays attention to intimacy concerns and issues such as compassion fatigue and bipolar mood challenges.
Robert uses a person-centred style that prioritises listening and empathy. He aims to create a calm space where people can speak honestly and be heard without judgement.
How Robert works
His manner is down-to-earth and straightforward, so conversations are plain and focused on what matters in daily life. He draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person. Cognitive behavioural techniques can help with unhelpful thinking and practical coping skills.
Motivational interviewing is used to support change when motivation feels low. Solution-focused work helps people set small, achievable goals and track progress. Robert has five years of experience, including volunteering work addressing alcohol-related problems.
He speaks from lived experience of recovery from addiction and depression, which informs his empathy and understanding. He holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as his professional credential. Sessions are practical and paced to the individual.
Robert encourages people to explore emotions and behaviours, try manageable steps between sessions, and reflect on what helps. His approach aims to make therapy useful and relevant to everyday concerns.
Robert lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Robert works with
The areas below are the ones Robert 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Robert adapts core approaches to online therapy
Robert blends person-centred listening with cognitive behavioural and motivational interviewing tools. Person-centred work focuses on listening and empathy so people can speak openly about their feelings and struggles. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety or change habits. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels torn about making changes by exploring values and building personal motivation.Choosing which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that suit the person's needs. Sessions can shift over time as progress is made and priorities change, with the therapist checking in about what is working.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into everyday life. Video calls are useful for a more personal connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options allow people to plan sessions around work, travel or caring responsibilities and to choose the format that helps them engage most consistently.
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