Marcia Holloway , BACP

Marcia Holloway is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety and addiction. She supports people facing relationship strain, family conflict, depression, trauma and intimacy concerns. She also works with sleep problems, low self-esteem, career stress and the fallout from life changes. Marcia lists women’s issues among her areas of focus and brings 23 years of experience in the United Kingdom as a BACP counsellor.

Her style is warm and respectful. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation. Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward, with time for listening and for setting small, useful goals.

Marcia uses a mix of approaches to match the problem at hand. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. She also works with attachment ideas to understand relationship patterns and with acceptance and commitment tools to clarify values and strengthen resilience.

She has supported people dealing with abandonment, body image struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness and co-morbid mental health concerns. Marcia also has experience addressing codependency, domestic violence impacts, drug and alcohol addiction, and issues around commitment and communication.

People looking for online options can work with her by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary by location and therapist availability. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability.

How Marcia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, avoidance and coping with long-term health issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing different behaviours to reduce distress and improve sleep, mood and daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current relationships and helps people build more secure ways of relating to others.

Finding the right approach is part of how she works. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods that fit the person, reviewing what helps and adjusting the plan as needed in regular sessions.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can feel simpler to join. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick reflections or times when writing thoughts feels easier. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility limits, and they let people access registered or accredited professionals from different locations.