Stuart McNaughton
Finding clarity and calm through focused counselling
About Stuart
Stuart McNaughton helps people facing a broad range of worries. He works with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction, self-esteem and stress. He also supports people dealing with intimacy concerns, sleep problems, anger and major life changes.
Stuart is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Stuart uses practical approaches to understand what feels missing in a person’s life. He listens without judgement and encourages honest reflection.
Background and approach
He aims to help people clarify their goals and make small, realistic changes that add up over time. His practice draws on a mix of approaches including attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and exploration of meaning. That mix lets him tailor sessions to how a person prefers to think and feel about their situation.
He also brings elements of Jungian thinking for people interested in deeper personal themes. Stuart trained initially in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and completed a diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. He holds membership of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP, and is listed with NCPS.
He keeps up continuous professional development to broaden his skills. Sessions can be arranged online, which helps people fit counselling around work and family life. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
What Stuart works with
How Stuart works
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape how people connect now. It helps when trust, abandonment or closeness are causing distress and provides ways to notice and change relational patterns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on attentive, non-judgemental listening. The counsellor follows the person’s pace and helps them find their own answers, which can be useful for building self-esteem and working through life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviours into manageable steps. It offers concrete tools for anxiety, low mood, sleeping problems and many day-to-day difficulties. Finding the right approach is something to do together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. From that conversation they tailor methods so sessions feel relevant and realistic for the person. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have a conversational session similar to face-to-face meetings. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, emotional support between sessions or for people who express themselves better in writing.| 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
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
