- Guilt and shame work
- CBT and DBT skills
- Practical goal focus
About Marquise
Marquise Middleton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with five years of experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, and mood conditions including bipolar disorder.
He focuses on guilt and shame alongside related themes such as abandonment, attachment, forgiveness, and control issues. Sessions emphasize clear, direct conversation about what happened and how those events continue to affect day-to-day life. He helps people name painful feelings and notice the patterns that keep those feelings alive.
Marquise uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and shame. He draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotions feel overwhelming and on solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals. Internal Family Systems ideas are used to map inner parts that hold blame or fear.
In a session he often asks straightforward questions, reflects what he hears, and suggests simple experiments to try between meetings. He frames work as a series of steps rather than a single explanation, so progress can be checked and adjusted.
People who choose him can expect a plainspoken and goal-oriented style. He invites clients to bring what feels most urgent and to test approaches that may make daily life a bit easier.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Marquise commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in his work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to what the person says and reflecting that back so they can better understand their own thoughts and feelings; it helps when someone needs straightforward, nonjudgmental feedback. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.He treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. Together the client and therapist discuss what feels most important, try methods that match the client’s goals, and adjust plans when something isn’t helping. The therapist will explain options and check in often so the work stays practical and focused.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by saving commute time, allowing shorter check-in sessions during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for the whole appointment. Practical benefits include being able to try the same tools used in person while organizing sessions around daily routines.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does he address?
He works with guilt and shame tied to relationships, parenting, faith, past mistakes, and abandonment or attachment wounds.
How does he approach feelings of guilt and shame?
He uses clear conversation, parts-based mapping, thought-behavior work, and emotion regulation skills to help clients name and test unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of professional experience as a therapist working with mood, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and provides services from that state.
Can non-US clients work with him?
He accepts international clients; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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