Marcus Bowery , NCPS

Marcus Bowery is a UK-based licensed REBT/CBT therapist who has run a private practice for seven years while also teaching in a primary school. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, motivation and career difficulties, as well as issues around self-esteem, confidence and life transitions. Marcus frames his work around the belief that clients are the experts on their own stories and aims to build on existing strengths while introducing new ways of thinking and practical behavioural strategies to manage emotional difficulties.

In sessions Marcus combines evidence-informed cognitive and behavioural techniques to help clients reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop more effective coping skills. He emphasizes collaborative problem solving, helping clients to test new perspectives and to pair insight with concrete actions. Marcus offers support for a wide range of concerns including family and parenting issues, grief, LGBT matters, sleep difficulties, anger and workplace challenges.

He holds the NCPS credential, a professional qualification indicating training in counselling and psychotherapy. Currently sessions are limited to Wednesdays and Fridays due to building work at home, with more availability returning in January. Marcus seeks to support and empower people who are ready to take the first steps toward a more fulfilling life, offering practical, respectful and goal-focused therapy.

CBT and REBT in flexible online practice

Marcus primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a structured approach that helps clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and related behaviours to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress and to improve daily functioning. He also applies principles from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, which focuses on spotting and challenging rigid beliefs and replacing them with more balanced, realistic perspectives to ease emotional distress and improve decision making.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Marcus works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits their needs, goals and preferences. He combines discussion, guided experiments and practical behavioural steps so that insights are paired with action and progress is reviewed together over time.

Online therapy with Marcus can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules, locations and communication styles. These options make it easier for people who travel, live abroad or have limited availability to access consistent, goal-oriented support from a licensed professional and to maintain momentum between sessions.