Marcin Maciejewski, BACP

Marcin Maciejewski is a licensed counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional counselling experience and more than ten years working in related therapeutic settings. He has accumulated around 3,000 hours directly supporting people with mental health struggles and over twice that amount in roles such as academic mentoring, care in institutional settings and hospice work. Marcin aims to make the decision to begin therapy less daunting by offering steady, practical support tailored to each person.

His specialisms include relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes, and he works with related challenges including abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, body image concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, domestic violence and family of origin issues. He also supports people facing cancer, eating and food-related issues, loneliness and social anxiety, and the aftermath of divorce or separation.

Marcin’s practice draws on multiple therapeutic approaches including person-centred work, existential thinking, MCBT, Focusing, intersubjectivity and Gestalt, with the therapeutic relationship at the centre of his work. In collaboration with clients he uses practical tools such as worksheets, mood charts, journalling, mindfulness practice, genograms, movement and embodiment, and creative expression to help people make noticeable changes. He maintains ongoing professional development with two supervisors and peer support from his Gestalt training group. While regular weekly sessions are often recommended, Marcin negotiates rhythm and communication preferences with each client and aims to respond to messages during morning and mid-day times, offering additional attention when urgent matters arise. His own experience of therapy informs his practice and his commitment to walking alongside people through challenging times.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for effective online care

Marcin commonly works from a person-centred perspective, which emphasises empathy, active listening and supporting the client’s own capacity for growth. This approach helps people explore their priorities and values while feeling heard and respected.

He also uses Gestalt-informed techniques that focus on present-moment awareness and embodiment, encouraging clients to notice thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations as they arise. That emphasis can be helpful for people working through relationship patterns, grief, trauma responses and difficulties with self-awareness.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Marcin collaborates with each person to identify methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting tools and pacing as therapy progresses.

Online therapy modes include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to choose what works best for scheduling, comfort and communication style. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and help people access support from where they are located.