About Marshall
Marshall Kirkpatrick is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who helps people facing trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, anger, compassion fatigue, and issues connected to mood or personality disorders. He brings 23 years of professional experience to his practice and works in straightforward, down-to-earth ways.
In sessions he focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. He uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
He also uses motivational interviewing to build momentum when someone feels stuck, and trauma-focused methods when painful memories need careful attention. Marshall favors a calm, supportive style. He listens for what matters most to each person and helps set clear, realistic goals.
Conversations tend to be direct and concrete, with suggestions tailored to everyday life and routines. People often come with complicated histories and strong feelings like shame, guilt, or isolation. He helps break these problems into smaller, manageable pieces and works at a pace the person can handle.
He aims to strengthen coping skills, improve communication, and reduce symptoms that make daily life harder. Marshall offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. He practices in Wisconsin and conducts therapy in English.
To begin, a short matching process and scheduling step connect people with a time that suits them.
How these approaches work online
Marshall uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify thought patterns and behaviors that increase distress, then practices alternatives that can reduce anxiety and depression. Cognitive behavioral work is concrete and often includes homework between sessions to try new skills.Motivational interviewing is used when someone feels unsure about change. It focuses on building motivation and finding personal reasons to move forward, which can help with addictions, ambivalence about recovery, or making life changes.
Trauma-focused therapy helps when painful memories or past abuse are getting in the way of daily life. This approach works slowly and carefully to reduce the power of traumatic memories and to build coping strategies for triggers and flashbacks.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. The therapist and client decide together which approaches fit the person’s goals, needs, and comfort level, and they adjust the plan over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for a face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat allow brief check-ins or work between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or travel while keeping continuity of care.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English