Marc Dalal, BACP

Marc Dalal is a BACP counsellor with eight years of professional experience. He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, career questions, addiction, and the practical pressures of parenting and caregiving. He welcomes conversations about intimacy, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar difficulties, grief and anger. Marc works in a straightforward, respectful way. He treats each person as the expert in their own life and helps them make sense of what they are facing. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting back what matters, and finding small steps that fit into everyday life. His approach draws on client-centred methods that prioritise the client's concerns and pace. He also uses narrative ideas to look at how life stories shape current struggles, and solution-focused techniques to create short-term goals. These approaches are chosen to suit individual needs rather than imposed as a fixed programme. Marc has experience with attachment and abandonment issues, family of origin questions, communication and control difficulties, and the particular strains of caregiving and chronic illness. He takes on complex presentations that include dissociation, emptiness and relationship-related challenges. People who book with Marc can expect a calm, practical space to talk things through. He encourages honest conversation about what is working and what needs to change, and works with clients to identify realistic next steps they can try between sessions.

How his approaches translate to online work

Marc draws on client-centred therapy, which centres the conversation on what matters most to the client and aims to create a respectful space for people to make sense of their difficulties. This approach helps with anxiety, stress, relationship strain and caregiver burnout by placing the client's priorities first.

He also uses narrative therapy ideas to examine how the stories people tell about themselves shape current problems. Rewriting parts of those stories can reduce shame and open up new ways of relating to others and to oneself. Solution-focused techniques are used alongside these approaches to set short-term, achievable goals that can be practised between sessions.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Marc will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, preferences and the issues they bring. This is an ongoing conversation rather than a fixed prescription.

Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Many people choose online therapy because it can fit more easily into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter, focused check-ins when needed. Discussing practical scheduling needs at the start helps make sessions easier to fit into family, work and caregiving routines.