Meet Mark 
The how and why and what and more

When I was a very young boy, perhaps 3 or 4, my mother would often take me to the supermarket only to find i had vanished, later to be found in another aisle chatting to a new friend I'd just made. I still love meeting people and getting to know and understand them... and it's a huge part of my affinity for counselling.
 
My first love was photography. Black & White "Street Photography". After studying photography, my earlier work life was making videos of all sorts, documentaries, music videos, training, corporate and experimental art videos.

All through that, I lived on three continents, had three marriages and two divorces... all of which has given me a very broad, and acute understanding of what makes one relationship "successful" and another unhappy. My love for people, watching, understanding, and supporting friends and family in times of need has revealed a new calling for this part of my life. 

I'm almost finished studying "Holistic Counselling", and am taking on new clients at a 50% discount while I am  still studying. My course trains me in the methods and techniques for traditional counselling, life coaching and hypnotherapy, but also includes more esoteric tools like Intuitive card reading (Tarot), Astrology and "Soul Planning". 

My approach is to use whichever tools will be most effective for you. Not everyone would be open to the "alternative" modalities, but regardless of the tools being used, I will always be right with you in a safe space!

my promises to you

❤️  I acknowledge your courage and willingness to embark on the journey of counselling... I respect that enormously, and will be committed to being your warm, accepting, empathic guide on that journey, 
❤️ ​ I will see YOU as the expert in your life, and me as a gentle guide. My goal is for us to work as a team, to uncover the happiest, strongest and fullest version of you.​ 
❤️ ​ I promise to go at as speed you're comfortable with. Some people want more "action" while others want to take their time to build trust and to uncover things slowly... I will always be sensitive and responsive to your needs and limits.

if you'd like to work with me

That would be wonderful!

To make sure you like me and would like to start counselling sessions, I offer a free 20-minute introductory discovery call. This is an informal, no-pressure opportunity for us to chat, for you to ask any questions you might have, and for us to see how we might work together to get you unstuck. We can do this either on Zoom/Meet or locally in East Grinstead.

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