Marcus Pugh

Marcus Pugh is a counsellor with 12 years of practice in the United Kingdom. He supports people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship concerns, sleep problems and other life changes. He works in English and accepts international clients.

Marcus aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where the client leads the conversation. He writes that people are the experts on their own lives, and that sometimes his role is simply to listen. He also offers thoughts or alternative perspectives when those might help move things forward.

His approach draws on a mix of familiar talking therapies. Marcus uses client-centred ways of working to make room for each person’s story. He also brings practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy to help with unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour.

Sessions focus on what matters most to the client. That might be reducing anxiety, tackling addictive behaviour, improving sleep, coping with grief, or sorting out relationship and intimacy issues. Marcus pays attention to strengths and to small steps that build momentum.

He sees counselling as a collaborative process. Early meetings are usually about understanding the problem and agreeing on goals. From there he and the client try options that fit day-to-day life, reviewing progress as they go.

Marcus describes his style as empathic and straightforward. He encourages people to take the first steps towards change and to discover their own answers along the way.

How Marcus blends approaches for online counselling