Welcome to MKS Counselling
A very warm welcome and thank you for visiting my website. My name is Marilyn and I offer professional, compassionate and confidential counselling and supervision in Reading Berkshire, working with adults over the age of 18.
Counselling offers a unique opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings in a safe and non-judgmental environment where you feel understood and accepted for who you truly are. Working with a counsellor enables you to resolve internal conflicts which prevent you from being your authentic self and to process any unresolved issues from your past. The counselling relationship creates the right conditions for you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships and your past experiences.
As an Integrative Counsellor I work with a range of therapeutic approaches. This simply means that we work together to identify your current difficulties, as well as explore issues or relationships from your past which may be impacting your present life or relationships. I offer both short-term and long-term therapy, based on your individual needs.
I also specialize in Eating Disorders and I have more than 15 years experience working with clients in private practice, with clients referred to me by the National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCfED) and at Berkshire NHS Trust Eating Disorders Service, where I spent 2 years working with clients with more chronic and complex issues. If you’d like to know more about how therapy can help with the recovery of an eating disorder please read more here.
Help With
Counselling can help with the following issues:
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is characterized by extreme emotional and behavioral responses to food, weight and body shape…
Relationship Issues
Individual relationship counselling focuses on the difficulties or challenges you may be experiencing in your personal or intimate relationships…
Self Esteem
Having high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem can make a great improvement to your life…
Depression
Depression is one of the most common psychological problems affecting nearly everyone at some time…
Stress Relief
Stress can best be described as a physical, emotional, and psychological strain caused by our body’s…
Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Anxiety is often caused by excessive stress and worry about some unpleasant or negative thing that…
Grief & Loss
Grieving is a powerful and personal process that is unique to each individual as each person grieves…
Childhood Trauma
I work with individuals who have experienced abuse or trauma in the past, particularly during…
Counselling, Psychotherapy & Supervision
Counselling & Psychotherapy
With Counselling you can focus on your current difficulties and rediscover your strenghts and resources to change. As a counsellor, my role is to facilitate the changes you want to make without giving you advice or telling you what to do. My aim is to help you find your own best way through your difficulties…
Creative Therapy
Together we can decide whether working creatively would be beneficial to you. This approach to therapy is particularly helpful for trauma survivors, who may be unable to verbalize or put in words their feelings or experiences. Oftentimes, the impact of traumatic experiences are deeply hidden from conscious awareness…
Supervision
I offer one to one supervision to experienced and qualified counsellors and counsellors in training. As a qualified Supervisor, I work predominantly with Humanistic and Psychodynamic therapeutic approaches. I offer support in all aspects of your client work and help you explore interventions and thoughts…
How can we work together?
I offer an Initial Assessment as an opportunity to meet before you commit to therapy. This also gives us an opportunity to discuss your current difficulties, goals for therapy and see whether we are the best fit for each other. Please complete and submit the contact form below to request an appointment.
Talking Can Help
To book an Initial Assessment please call 07846 989439 or fill in the main form here and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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