About

ABOUT MARK

Hello. My name is Mark and your wellbeing is my priority.

Thank you for visiting my page. As you’re here, the chances are that you are experiencing some difficulties in your life.

After going through a period of extreme stress in my own working life, I decided that there had to be a better way. I opted, therefore, to make a career change, having worked in IT for the previous 28 years.

Without much hesitation, I decided to become a counsellor, as counselling for me offers realistic and positive solutions to the challenges in life, to the times when things don’t seem to be going according to the plan you had or the way you wanted.

I have been working as a counsellor offering pro bono services at Just Be and Talking Spaces, which are the mental health services offered by St. Michael’s Hospice in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, since 2017. In my time volunteering there, I have been fortunate to have gained a good deal of experience in helping people with a wide range of issues, but in particular bereavement, anxiety, stress and depression.

Currently,  I now work at Head Agenda in Leeds as a counsellor and psychotherapist and I am an Associate Counsellor with Uplift Mental Health.  I have also branched out into private practice, from which I am offering a caring, non-judgemental, sympathetic and empathetic service to all individuals who need help. I am practising in Skipton town centre at the Craven Clinic and I can also offer online counselling via Teams if you prefer.

I use a person centred and Integrative approach. This is a non-directive method whereby the therapist is guided by you, the client, as to what issues you wish to discuss.  I am able to tailor my service to your specific needs, using a variety of therapies, such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Transactional Analysis and Hypnotherapy, to help you make the changes that you want to make to your life and to rid you of any damaging learned behaviours that you may have acquired. The good news for any client is that learned behaviours can be unlearned.