Mark Maxwell
Supportive BACP counsellor focusing on real-life change
About Mark
Mark Maxwell is a BACP counsellor with eight years of practice based near Liverpool in the United Kingdom. He offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. Mark speaks plainly and listens closely to help individuals find clearer ways forward.
He draws on an integrated approach that mixes client-centred care, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking. That allows sessions to focus on what matters most to the person in front of him.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and rooted in real-life problems rather than jargon. Mark pays attention to how unconscious patterns and early life themes can influence current choices. He gently helps clients notice those patterns, test new ways of behaving, and shift unhelpful thinking.
Work may include looking at expectations from others and how they shape identity and self-worth. Sessions can also address grief, compassion fatigue, caregiver strain and communication problems. He is experienced with issues such as infidelity, divorce and separation, and challenges linked to alternative sexual cultures and kink when those topics are part of a person’s concerns.
People who prefer a respectful, non-judgemental space tend to do well with Mark. He offers steady guidance, an inquisitive ear and practical steps to try between meetings. The aim is to help people feel more like themselves and more able to act on what matters to them.
What Mark works with
How Mark works
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Sessions & fees
How Mark’s approaches work online
Mark uses client-centred work to build a trusting space where the person doing the work guides the pace. This approach focuses on listening, empathy and helping people feel understood before making changes.He also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. CBT offers clear tools for managing anxious thinking, low mood and unhelpful behaviours that people can practise between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mark will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods that suit the person in front of him. Together they will adapt the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different routines. Video lets visual cues support conversation, phone calls can fit a short break at work, live chat can be helpful for quick check-ins, and messaging suits ongoing reflection without scheduling. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
