Mark Smith
Practical, trauma-informed counselling for adults
About Mark
Mark Smith helps people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, anger and relationship or intimacy concerns. He also supports those facing grief, life changes, family issues and coaching needs. Mark works with a wide range of trauma-related problems and other focused concerns such as abandonment, attachment wounds and post-traumatic stress.
He is a counsellor and psychotherapist with 12 years' experience and holds BACP registration. He draws on different therapy models to shape sessions around what each person needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are offered online or by phone to fit around your life. In practice he keeps things straightforward and person-focused. Conversations start where you are.
The pace is set by the person seeking help, and practical steps are offered when useful. Some people prefer direct, short-term work on coping skills and thinking patterns, while others want a more open exploration of feelings and past experiences.
Common approaches he uses include client-centred work to build a trusting space, cognitive methods to shift unhelpful thoughts, and trauma-informed ways of addressing painful memories. He adapts these to suit issues like chronic pain, body image, shame and guilt. Mark also supports people affected by first responder or veteran experiences.
Sessions aim to make things more manageable between meetings. Mark helps people notice patterns, try small changes, and plan next steps. The focus is practical and conversational rather than technical.
What Mark works with
How Mark works
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Mark often uses client-centred therapy, which means the session focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The counsellor listens openly and reflects what matters to you so you can explore feelings at your own pace.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, an approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. CBT often involves learning simple skills to manage anxiety, change unhelpful thinking and build coping strategies for stressful situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Mark will work with each person to choose or blend methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and may evolve over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you keep visual contact for deeper conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates, reflective writing between sessions or times when typing feels easier than speaking.
These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving or other commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and tools to each format so the work continues between sessions.
| 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
