Marc (Mac) McCormack
Calm, practical support for everyday struggles
About Marc
Marc (Mac) McCormack offers short, clear support for people facing a wide range of life stresses. He focuses on immediate problems like anxiety, low mood, grief and relationship strain. Sessions are conversational and aimed at helping people make small, steady changes that fit their day-to-day life.
He has 14 years of experience in mental health and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That background means he brings practical skills and a calm presence to sessions.
Background and approach
He says the work begins with what matters most to each person and moves at a pace they feel able to manage. Marc draws on a few different ways of working, including client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural approaches. He also uses eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, hypnotherapy and mindfulness tools when they suit the issue.
Choices are made together and tailored to the difficulty someone brings. Common topics Marc supports include stress, trauma, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, anger and coping with major life changes. He also addresses attachment and intimacy-related concerns, body image and caregiver strain.
The focus is on practical steps people can practise between sessions. Sessions are available in English and Marc accepts international clients. He offers a responsive approach to messaging and asks for at least 24 hours' notice for cancellations.
New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions to suit their schedule.
What Marc works with
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Sessions & fees
How these approaches work online
Marc uses client-centred therapy to build a trusting conversation. This approach means the session follows what matters most to the person, with the therapist offering reflection and gentle guidance to help people make sense of their feelings.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT gives straightforward exercises and experiments people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or low mood.
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, EMDR, is offered for trauma-related memories. It involves guided attention techniques to reduce the intensity of distressing memories and can be adapted for online work when appropriate.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marc will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then suggest methods to try. The plan can change as progress is made so people stay in control of the pace and focus.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text can be useful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
| 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
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
