Marcia Holloway, BACP
Marcia Holloway, BACP, helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression and trauma.
About Marcia
Marcia Holloway, BACP, helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression and trauma. She works with individuals who are concerned about relationships, intimacy, sleep problems, self-esteem and managing big life changes. Her manner is warm and respectful, with an emphasis on practical conversation and clear steps forward.
Her style is straightforward and person-centred. Sessions focus on what matters now and on small changes that make daily life easier. She tailors conversations to fit each person rather than using one fixed method.
Background and approach
Marcia draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and create different routines. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values even when feelings are difficult. Attachment-based ideas inform work around relationships and abandonment wounds.
Across 23 years of practice she has supported people through grief, chronic illness, caregiving stress and issues connected to domestic violence and addiction. That experience shapes a calm, paced approach that balances insight with practical skills. Sessions may include short exercises, breath or grounding techniques, thought records and planning for manageable behaviour changes.
The aim is to leave sessions with one or two clear actions to try between meetings. Marcia works from the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English for people at different stages of change.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 386872 | June 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Marcia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Marcia names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps you notice difficult thoughts and feelings without struggling with them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps towards them, which can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses simple exercises such as thought records and behaviour experiments to reduce anxiety and improve sleep or routine. That work fits well into short online sessions and between-session tasks.
Attachment-based ideas are useful for exploring how early relationships shape current patterns. Online conversations can map out relationship triggers and practice new ways of relating, which supports work on intimacy, abandonment and communication problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that suit their needs, goals and lifestyle. Sessions adapt over time as priorities change and progress is reviewed together.
Online therapy with Marcia includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video helps for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging lets people check in between sessions and text works for brief updates or homework. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Marcia help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, intimacy issues, sleep problems and low self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and straightforward, focusing on clear conversation, practical steps and tailoring sessions to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Marcia has 23 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted and can arrange sessions from other countries.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
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