Mark McGinney
Supportive client-centred counsellor
About Mark
Mark McGinney offers a client-centred approach that puts each person’s experience first. He creates space for people to speak openly about what matters to them. Mark focuses on helping with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and career worries.
He draws on 15 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. Mark aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. He helps people break down problems into small, manageable steps.
Background and approach
In sessions he encourages honest, gentle conversation about difficult feelings. That can include struggles with depression, addictions, trauma and intimacy issues. He also supports people facing life changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and sleep or eating concerns.
Mark pays attention to how past relationships shape current patterns. He will discuss issues such as abandonment, attachment, shame, impulsivity and isolation. He also works with concerns around gender dysphoria, LGBT issues, non-monogamous relationships and experiences of prejudice.
Practical worries like panic attacks, phobias, bipolar symptoms, process or sex addiction, and anger are also part of his practice. Sessions aim to combine understanding with steps you can try between meetings. Mark encourages people to move at their own pace while developing clearer goals.
Taking the first step can feel difficult. Mark offers a calm, non-judgemental presence to help people explore what matters and plan realistic next steps.
What Mark works with
How Mark works
Listed by Mark among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
Client-Centred care and online therapy options
Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work. The therapist listens closely without judgment and helps you explore thoughts and feelings at your own pace. This approach suits people who want a compassionate space to make sense of stress, grief, anxiety and relationship concerns. The focus is on your experience rather than a fixed set of techniques. That can help with issues such as low self-esteem, trauma, addiction patterns and coping with life changes. Emphasis is on understanding, empathy and supporting your own choices about change. Choosing the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and help find what fits best. That collaborative planning can include trying different ways of working as needs shift. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let you see facial cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can work well when you need less bandwidth or a quieter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter reflections, ongoing coaching-style check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options offer flexibility and can help maintain momentum between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can use the mix of formats that best supports your goals and practical circumstances.| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
