Yau Tak "Marco" Lee
Compassionate counsellor for trauma and stress
About Yau
Yau Tak "Marco" Lee helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and depression. He supports those dealing with anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, low self-esteem, career questions and ADHD. Marco also offers guidance around bipolar disorder, coping with life changes and coaching for practical goals.
Marco uses a straightforward, person-focused style. He listens with empathy and aims to make sessions feel calm and respectful. Conversations are shaped around what each person most needs in that moment.
Background and approach
He explains approaches plainly and works at a pace the client finds comfortable. His practice draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect present feelings. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is offered for trauma-related memories when appropriate. Marco holds BACP, which means he is registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has seven years of experience in counselling and uses mindfulness and dialectical skills to help with emotion regulation and stress management.
Sessions are available in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and Marco can work with international clients. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine. To begin, clients follow the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early connections influence current relationships and emotional responses; online sessions can help people notice patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviour and practising small changes to improve mood and functioning; it suits problems like anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that works with distressing memories through guided bilateral stimulation and careful processing to reduce their emotional impact.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. The therapist will talk with each person about their difficulties, goals and preferences, and then agree a plan together. That plan can change as work progresses so the method stays matched to what is helpful.
Online sessions using video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, written reflection or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy regular while fitting around work and family commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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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 counselling
- 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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Mandarin, Cantonese
