Stephen Mclaughlin
Supportive psychotherapeutic counsellor for stress and trauma
About Stephen
Stephen Mclaughlin is a psychotherapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He has five years of experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what is worrying them and begin to make sense of painful thoughts and feelings.
Stephen often helps with stress, anxiety and depression. He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties and concerns linked to sexuality.
Background and approach
Other areas he works with include abandonment, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, panic and mood disorders, self-harm and issues around guilt and shame. His approach pays attention to the stories people tell about themselves and how those stories shape behaviour. Sessions are conversational and aim to uncover unhelpful patterns.
Over time this helps people try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Stephen trained in transactional analysis at postgraduate and advanced diploma level and also holds a qualification in person-centred counselling skills. He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.
People looking to start contact via video, phone, live chat or text messaging can follow the simple sign-up steps and schedule sessions to fit their routine. He works in English and does not currently take international clients.
What Stephen works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy works
Stephen uses transactional analysis to look at the scripts and patterns people carry from past experience. This approach helps identify repeated ways of thinking and behaving and supports people to try different responses in relationships and daily life.He also draws on person-centred counselling skills, which focus on listening, empathy and meeting people where they are. This method helps when someone needs acceptance and space to work through difficult emotions without being judged.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt techniques as therapy progresses to fit those needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging can fit around busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life and other routines.
| 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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Control issues
- Depression
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
