Counselling and Therapy in South Shields and Online
Counselling at Marking Therapy is for adults, individually or as a couple, face to face in South Shields or online across the UK. The approach is integrative, drawing on person-centred, CBT-informed, solution-focused and mindfulness-based ideas and shaping them around you.
At a glance
- Individual sessions: 45 minutes
- Couples sessions: a full hour
- How often: usually weekly to begin with, then at a pace that suits you
- Where: in person in South Shields, at your own home or outdoors on a walk within 10 miles of South Shields, or by secure video or telephone
- First step: an Initial Consultation of 45 minutes at £75, or a free 10-minute introductory call
- Fees: £80 by video or phone, £85 in person, £100 at your own home, £100 walking outdoors, £100 for couples. All fees
What people come with
- Anxiety
- Low mood and depression
- Stress
- Grief
- Trauma
- Relationship and communication difficulties
- Questions of identity and confidence
- A sense that something needs to change
Individual counselling
Sessions are one to one with Kingsley and conversational rather than scripted. We look at what is happening in your life and the patterns underneath it. Together we work out what needs to change and what only needs to be understood.
Couples counselling
Couples work uses the same integrative approach, shaped around the two of you. The couples counselling page explains how it starts, what stays confidential between partners and when joint work is not suitable.
Where to start
- Free 10-minute introductory call, booked online and held online through Microsoft Teams, or by telephone if you let Kingsley know beforehand: a quick check that the practice offers what you need. You can ask about format, fees, insurance or timing, and it is not a therapy session.
- Initial Consultation, online through Microsoft Teams, or by telephone if you let Kingsley know beforehand: we hear what has brought you and agree how to work. You leave with a plan, or a clear reason why something else is recommended, with no commitment to continue.
Thinking about online sessions? The Online Therapy page explains how they work.
Would you rather talk while walking outdoors? The Walk and Talk Therapy page explains how it works.
Questions about counselling and therapy are answered on the FAQs page.