Counselling 

with Marie Claridge BA (hons) MBACP

Here For You

Keeping up with the demands of our home-life, work, relationships and health is difficult at the best of times and trying to stay on top of everything can feel overwhelming. 

Time for you can easily get lost along the way. 

You may be feeling anxious, weighed down, alone or unhappy. 

Perhaps you are carrying something heavy or painful that has happened to you. Maybe you have spent so long pleasing others, you feel lost about who you really are. 

We all experience problems in life and sometimes the burden can feel too big to carry by yourself. It's ok to need a little help from time to time.

I'm here to help you figure it out.


I work with many different issues. Although, my main areas of focus are anxiety management, trauma recovery and exploring identity.

Counselling is not just for those in crisis - it is often helpful in preventing things getting to that point. 

Keeping things inside may seem easier but they can come out in other ways such as chronic pain, difficulty breathing or intense emotional release.

Talking things through and expressing yourself can help you to understand your feelings and thoughts: enabling you to heal and grow. 

Counselling could be one of the best gifts you give to yourself.

Receiving support and encouragement increases your confidence in yourself and who you are - making those challenges feel a bit more manageable. This frees up your energy to focus on what is important to you. 

Life experience and my work with others, has shown me how beneficial this can truly be. 

Whatever concerns you, I will work with you to create a unique helping relationship. 

Together, we will find a way through.

When looking for a counsellor, it's important to find the right fit for you. 

Call, text or email me and we can meet in person for a free 30 minute chat to explore how we may work together.

I am currently based in Chichester and Petersfield. Click here for location and more information.

07512 790807 

mc.talktherapy@gmail.com

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I appreciate that we are all different so I engage with a combination of therapeutic techniques within the humanistic approach and can work with you on a long or short term basis. 

I have worked with a wide range of issues including; abuse, anxiety, childhood adversity, chronic pain, depression, identity, loss, relationships, self-esteem, self-harm and trust. I am trauma informed and have experience working with young people (12 - 25) and people from military/service families.



Qualifications

Diploma and Degree (BA hons) in Humanistic Counselling

Additional training in; Autism, Child Psychology, Criminal Psychology, EMDR, Intrusive Thoughts, Managing Emotions, Mental Health, Neuroscience of Trauma, Safeguarding, Sexuality and Gender (LGBTQ+), Sexual abuse, Working Creatively (sandtrays, dreams, artistic exploration), Working Online and Working with Young People

I am fully insured and a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).