Davina McCall’s comments at the weekend and the subsequent negative reaction have all the hallmarks of most media/twitter furores these days. A personal experience or opinion revealed perhaps unwisely (or in some cases, cynically) to a media outlet which, when headlined, is then wrongly taken and repeated out of context and positioned as an outright… [read more]
Hello, I’m Marie.
As a professionally qualified, Relate-trained relationship counsellor, I help couples; families and individuals manage and enhance their relationships by improving communication and by helping them develop a better appreciation of their own and others’ relationship needs.
When facing relationship problems and crises, I work with my clients to resolve ongoing conflict, reach important decisions, and importantly; make desired changes.
Life can throw up problems that can affect even the strongest of relationships, often causing communication to breakdown just at a time when it is needed most. Working together, I support my clients in maintaining or developing a healthy relationship while these other problems are overcome.
I work confidentially with clients in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. My practices are conveniently located for the towns of Tring, Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Harpenden, and St. Albans as well as all surrounding villages.
All psychotherapists and counsellors will talk about relationships, but not all psychotherapists and counsellors specialise in relationships.
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Change is a process not an event
There are many reasons why people seek help from therapy and counselling. They might need someone to hear their story; they may want to work on a specific problem or they might need to work through distress in a safe setting. Ultimately though most people come to therapy because they want ‘something’ to change and… [read more]

Fear of failure and isolation common factors in anxiety and depression across groups
It seems like every other day we see further evidence of particular groups in society finding it difficult to cope. Last week, Simon Jack’s deeply moving Panorama programme about his own father’s suicide, highlighted how middle-aged men are, in the face of multiple pressures, becoming increasingly suicidal. Yesterday, we heard that 1 in 5 teenage… [read more]