About Yau
Yau Tak "Marco" Lee helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and related concerns. Marco is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and he works in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He aims to make sessions straightforward and calm so people can talk about what worries them without jargon.
Marco uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. He draws on client-centred practice to listen and build trust.
Background and approach
He also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns. Sessions often focus on practical skills and small steps. Marco may introduce mindfulness exercises to manage stress.
For people affected by past trauma he offers approaches that can reduce distress and help process difficult memories. Marco describes his practice as grounded in empathy and respect. He treats each person as an individual and works at a pace they can manage.
Over seven years he has supported people with mood concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, sleep problems and career stress among other challenges. He accepts clients from the United Kingdom and internationally. Therapy is offered via video, phone, live chat or text messaging, and scheduling is arranged after a short intake questionnaire.
The aim is to help people build confidence, cope with life changes and feel more able to face the future.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and connections. Online sessions using this approach focus on building a reliable working relationship and exploring how attachment habits show up in everyday life. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviours that keep problems going. In an online setting CBT often uses short exercises, between-session tasks and clear step-by-step planning to deliver progress.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and how symptoms show up, then suggest methods to try. Sessions can change over time as needs evolve, and the choice of approach is agreed together rather than imposed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera is not wanted. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins, shorter reflections or for those who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments while still using structured therapeutic techniques.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Mandarin, Cantonese
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