About Marcus
Marcus Birch is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addiction issues. He writes plainly and talks directly, so conversations move quickly toward what feels important to the client. Marcus centers sessions on the relationship between therapist and client.
He creates space to talk through painful feelings and confusing patterns without judgment. He also uses straightforward, practical steps when people want concrete tools to manage mood, impulses, or stress.
Background and approach
His approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive and behavioral tools. Marcus draws from dialectical behavior ideas and mindfulness to help people regulate emotions and respond differently to old patterns. He also uses Jungian perspectives when meaning and personal narrative are central to the work.
Marcus has five years of clinical experience and holds a Washington LMHC credential. He is based in Washington and conducts sessions in English. He is comfortable working with issues related to grief, compassion fatigue, career strain, parenting concerns, gender dysphoria, and a range of identity or sexuality topics including BDSM and kink culture.
Sessions focus on clear goals and steady progress. Marcus aims to match techniques to each person's needs and to make therapy a usable part of daily life. He invites people who are ready for change to take the next step toward feeling more capable and connected.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship. It gives people space to name what matters and to set goals at their own pace, which can be especially helpful when discussing identity, grief, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes because it offers clear steps to practice between sessions.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills help people manage intense emotions, reduce impulsive behavior, and improve communication in important relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marcus will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts tools as progress is made so sessions remain practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and work through material in real time. Phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief updates, ongoing reflection, or on-the-move support. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and to build therapy into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English