Marzena Uphill , BACP

Marzena Uphill supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She helps those facing relationship and family difficulties, intimacy concerns, and issues linked to eating, sleeping and parenting. She also works with people coping with trauma, loss, career challenges and life changes. Marzena uses straightforward talk and practical steps to help people feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day life.

She takes a person-centred approach, starting by listening to what matters most to the individual. Sessions focus on building self-awareness, self-esteem and coping strategies. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding.

Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships still shape feeling and behaviour now. Existential perspectives help people find meaning when they face major life shifts, illness or bereavement. Marzena combines these ideas in a way that fits each person’s goals and pace.

Marzena has five years of professional experience and holds a BACP registration with practice in the United Kingdom. She offers sessions in English and Polish and is comfortable working with people from a range of backgrounds. Her style is warm and direct, with a focus on practical change.

People who choose to work with her can expect a collaborative process. Early sessions clarify concerns and priorities. Ongoing work looks at patterns, builds new skills and supports steps towards change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people commit to values-based actions even when difficult emotions are present, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; this can help with stress, sleep problems and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships affect current connections and emotional responses, helping with intimacy, abandonment worries and communication issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to each person’s history, needs and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That choice is made together and can be adjusted as therapy progresses so it fits the person and their goals.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls are useful when face-to-face conversation matters, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility for therapy around work, caregiving or travel.