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We both struggled with addiction in our late 20’s
Feedback about Mark Colclough, Couples Therapist and Fully Qualified Psychotherapist M.A.
“Having Mark as our couple’s therapist definitely helped us understand the underlying dynamics in play between us, and Mark has offered us manageable tools in how to tackle our relationship with a fresh perspective.” Adam and Patricia, ages 29 and 28
You are welcome to call 61488488 or send a mail to hello@therapy-mark.com if you have any questions.
My husband and I hit rock bottom, before we contacted Mark
We reached a point in our marriage where everything around us was falling apart – at work and at hone, we were arguing all the time. Even our friends asked us “What’s going on?”
In secret, both of us had become deeply entangled in daily marijuana use, relying on it to cope with stress, to numb our emotions, and basically to avoid addressing the growing distance between us.
Over time, what started as a way to “relax” became our destructive “get-away” habit that made us more and more disconnected from each other.
Our communication had broken down, our intimacy had stopped, and the constant avoidance made us resent each other. We were stuck in a painful cycle, unable to find a way out, and it felt like our marriage – and our lives – were hitting rock bottom.
I would recommend Mark to you as a couple’s therapist, simply because I am happy and grateful for the sessions my husband and I are having with Mark.
Adam, age 29
It was my wife who decided to take the first step toward change.
She found Mark online while searching for addiction therapy and recovery for couples, and something about his approach resonated with us both when we read his homepage.
After she told me about her hope that we could rebuild what we had lost, I must say I was skeptical. But deep down, I knew we could not keep living this way.
Reaching out to Mark felt like a last-ditch effort to save our marriage and ourselves, and though we were both terrified.
Little did we know how much that one step would change everything.
We decided to mix couples therapy with individual therapy, because we were not in the same place regarding our marriage.
In our feedback here, we have two different feedbacks to give:
adam: Recovering from addiction and healing our marriage
Mark isn’t the right fit for everyone. I personally definitely recommend him, because he fits our needs as a couple’s therapist very well.
He effortlessly switches between a mix of deep therapy and then offering personalised, light-hearted engagement, which makes the session more comfortable and insightful as a whole.
I really like his style, he is very straight forward, and is also able to adjust his style depending on our needs.
I have never been to couples therapy before, and at first it was a little scary, just because it was something new, but the more sessions we have, the more I learn, and the more I look forward to the next one.
Patricia: hard truths and underlying dynamics
I would recommend Mark to you as a couple’s therapist, simply because I am happy and grateful for the sessions my husband and I are having with Mark. I think any couple could potentially benefit from such a process.
My relationship with my husband had been on a downward spiral for a while, and we hit rock bottom before contacting Mark.
We needed help with improving our communication and becoming a good influence on each other’s lives.
Having Mark as our couple’s therapist definitely helped us understand the underlying dynamics in play between us, and Mark has offered us manageable tools in how to tackle our relationship with a fresh perspective.
On a personal note, it is not always easy to be confronted with some hard truths in therapy, but it is also helpful.
I think Mark has a friendly energy with a fierce style. Less distant than other professionals; Mark really engages. He feels like that close friend type who will hear the deeper truths, and then put them directly on the table.
Mark really engages. He feels like that close friend type who will hear the deeper truths, and then put them directly on the table.
Patricia, age 28
