Mark Drage

I work Wednesday to Friday between my rooms in North Molton and Barnstaple

Hi, my name is Mark and I'm a professionally trained Integrative Counsellor, meaning I can practice in a variety of different ways to best suit what you feel is the most effective. I am a calm, steady, warm and empathic counsellor who will be by your side, helping you to feel seen and heard without judgement. Perhaps you have not had the chance to truly open up about how you feel?

I will be there to support you to explore whatever you wish to bring. Whether that's to overcome any anxiety troubling you, try to make sense of your world or maybe to change aspects of it. Perhaps you feel stuck and want things to be different? Take that first step with an free initial introductory chat.

I practice in a way that is gentle, kind and compassionate and that is client led where I am keen to hear my client's voice and what they feel would be helpful to them navigating through the issues they are experiencing and would like to be different.

Training, qualifications & experience

- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling

- Certificate in Counselling

- TA101 Introduction to Transactional Analysis

I study a wide range of continued education covering trauma, bereavement, anxiety, neurodiversity, children and young people, domestic abuse and many other areas. I'm always curious to expand my areas of knowledge and understanding about aspects that impact our day to day lives.

As a parent and an individual, I have also experienced many highs and lows and this has both led me to counselling and also helped me to be the compassionate counsellor I am today.

In our first session we will agree between us how the sessions will take place and I will look to understand what you would like to get out of counselling, what would you notice about yourself that is different when you leave our last session. I will also look to understand more about your world and how it feels to be you.