About Marquise
Marquise Middleton is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri who helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressure, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. He brings five years of counseling experience and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable. Sessions focus on listening, practical tools, and small changes that add up over time.
He prefers a straightforward, respectful style. Conversations are shaped around each person's goals and pace.
Background and approach
He uses clear explanations and teaches skills people can try between sessions to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Marquise draws on several evidence-informed approaches to match what each person needs. He blends client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with workable alternatives.
He also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotional regulation when feelings feel intense. When relationships and attachment issues come up, he incorporates parts work from Internal Family Systems to help people understand different inner parts and how they influence behavior. Solution-focused techniques help set small, achievable goals and track progress in concrete ways.
Overall, he focuses on making therapy practical and collaborative. He helps people learn skills for panic, social anxiety, low self-esteem, and communication problems while addressing the effects of trauma, abandonment, and caregiver stress. The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy is about being heard and understood. It focuses on the person's needs, values, and goals while the therapist offers empathy and nonjudgmental support. This approach helps when someone needs space to tell their story and gain clarity about what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical ways to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, panic, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling intense relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Sessions are collaborative, so adjustments are made over time to find what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or continued support between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and everyday life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English