Marco Schilling, BACP

Marco Schilling offers counselling that starts from the person rather than the problem. He uses a calm, compassionate style to help people talk through current difficulties and long-standing patterns. Marco works in English and German and draws on four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

He focuses on everyday struggles such as anxiety, depression, stress and grief. He also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, career changes and problems with sleep or addiction. Additional areas include abandonment, attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, isolation and questions about life purpose.

Marco blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking. That means he pays attention to what someone is feeling now and how past relationships and events might still affect them. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness, make sense of painful feelings and reduce unhelpful patterns.

He has worked in the NHS and as a bereavement counsellor, and has experience supporting people with chronic mental health conditions and learning difficulties while working as a support worker. His background in music and television production shapes a creative, holistic outlook on personal growth and expression.

Marco describes therapy as a collaborative process. He offers a short introductory phone call to answer questions and see how to proceed together. Therapy is offered online and by phone, and he adapts pace and focus to each person’s needs.

How client-centred and psychodynamic work translates online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on attentive listening and helping people find their own answers. The therapist offers empathy, acceptance and reflection to support clearer thinking and improved self-understanding. This approach suits worries like low self-esteem, anxiety and life changes.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how earlier relationships and experiences shape current feelings and patterns. It helps people notice repeated reactions and understand their roots, which can be useful for grief, attachment problems and issues around trust or abandonment.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Marco will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together you will decide which elements to use. That shared planning lets the sessions adapt as progress is made.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video copies much of an in-person conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when you need to be hands-free, live chat offers a shorter check-in and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to balance therapy with work, family and other commitments and to keep continuity when life is busy.