A Space to Talk. No Pressure, No Pretense.
Sometimes you just need someone to talk to. Not a wall of credentials and clinical language. Not a checklist to fill out before anyone will listen. Just a real conversation with someone who's actually paying attention.
That's what counselling with Marc looks like.
Marc works with adults, couples, and older teens (15+) in Trenton and the surrounding Quinte West area. If coming in isn't convenient, online sessions work just as well, and the research backs that up.
How It Works At Our Trenton Office
The first session is straightforward: you share your story. That's mostly it. Marc listens, asks a few questions, and starts to understand where you're at and what you're hoping to get out of things.
From there, you set the goals. Marc doesn't show up with a predetermined plan or a specific framework he's trying to fit you into. The direction of your counselling is yours to decide. His job is to help you get there.
Sessions are available Monday through Thursday, including evenings, so it's easier to fit around a regular work schedule.
Who Marc Works With in Trenton & Virtually across Ontario
For individuals, that often looks like:
- Anxiety and stress that's become hard to manage on your own
- Depression or a general sense that things feel heavy and stuck
- Grief and loss, whether that's a person, a relationship, or a season of life
- Life transitions, starting a new job, becoming a parent, kids leaving home, retirement, or any major shift that leaves you feeling unsteady
- Anger that's affecting your relationships or your day-to-day life
- Questions about faith, identity, or what you actually believe
For couples, common reasons people reach out include:
- Communication patterns that keep leading to the same arguments
- Big life changes that have created distance or tension between partners
- Feeling like you're headed in different directions and not sure what to do about it
- Wanting to work on things before they get worse, not just when things are already broken
All session fees are $140 for a 50 minute session.
Payable by cash, cheque, e-transfer, credit card.
For benefits, please ensure that your package includes psychotherapy or counselling.
Online Counselling In Ontario
Why Work With Acacia Counselling?
Feel More Understood
Sometimes the hardest part is feeling like no one really understands what you're going through. Counselling gives you a place to slow down, talk openly, and make sense of what's been weighing on you.
Gain a Clearer Perspective
When you're caught in stress, conflict, grief, or a major life change, it can be difficult to see the situation clearly. Counselling can help you step back, understand what's happening, and consider what you want to do next.
Work Through What Feels Stuck
Whether it's recurring relationship conflict, difficult emotions, or a situation you've been struggling with for a long time, counselling can help you identify patterns and find ways forward.
Build Healthier Ways of Coping
Counselling isn't just about talking about what's wrong. It's an opportunity to develop a better understanding of yourself and find practical ways to handle challenges as they come up.
Move Forward With Greater Confidence
You don't have to have everything figured out before you start. The goal is to help you better understand yourself, your relationships, and your circumstances so you can make decisions and move forward with greater confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. What you share in sessions stays between you and Marc. There are a small number of legal exceptions, such as situations involving risk of serious harm, but outside of those, confidentiality is fully protected.
It depends on what you're working through and what you're hoping to get out of it. Some people feel a real shift after just a few sessions. Others find ongoing support over several months more useful. There's no set timeline. You go at whatever pace makes sense for you.
Yes. Marc sees clients 15 and up. He spent years as a youth pastor before becoming a counsellor, so he's comfortable with that age group and takes those sessions seriously.
Your first session is a chance to talk about what brings you to counselling, what you've been experiencing, and what you hope to get from therapy. Marc will ask questions to better understand your situation, but there is no pressure to have everything figured out before you arrive.
No. You don't need a diagnosis to benefit from counselling. People reach out for many different reasons, including stress, relationship difficulties, grief, major life changes, uncertainty, or simply feeling like things aren't going the way they'd like.
