Counsellor profile
Mark McGinney, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and emotional stress
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 61922
- Experience15 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-centred approach
- Anger and impulsivity
- Stress and anxiety
About Mark
Mark McGinney is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 15 years of professional experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and issues with self-esteem and motivation. He also supports clients with career difficulties and various relationship and intimacy-related concerns, including anger.
Mark keeps sessions straightforward and person-focused. He listens without judgement and encourages clear, direct conversation about what is happening in daily life. Practical ways of managing strong feelings are discussed alongside thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.
He often helps people who feel stuck after a loss or a big life change. Sessions can cover coping strategies, rebuilding confidence, and setting small goals for work or personal life. When anger or impulsivity shows up, he helps identify triggers and new responses to try.
Mark uses a client-centred approach that emphasises the person’s own pace and priorities. He lets people lead the topics while offering reflections and questions that help things feel clearer. This style aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and to notice patterns.
People can expect practical conversation and steady presence in sessions. He supports work on longstanding issues such as addiction, trauma, or attachment concerns, as well as more immediate problems like sleep and panic. To begin, Mark invites clients to make a first booking and complete the matching questionnaire so sessions can be arranged.
How sessions work
How client-centred work translates to online sessions
Mark uses client-centred therapy, which is built around listening and reflecting back what the client says. This approach helps people clarify their feelings and decide what to try next, making it useful for issues like anger, anxiety and low self-esteem.He focuses on practical conversation about current problems and responses. That means sessions can include talking through recent incidents, spotting patterns of thought and behaviour, and trying small experiments between meetings to test new ways of responding to anger or impulsivity.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and is decided collaboratively. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to their goals, needs and preferences rather than imposing a single way of working.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel and making scheduling easier. It also allows shorter check-ins when time is limited and video or phone choices depending on what suits someone’s energy and focus on a given day.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career difficulties, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger and related problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a client-centred approach that focuses on the person’s priorities and pace. Sessions centre on listening, reflection and practical conversation.
How long has he been practising?
He has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
He accepts international clients and offers sessions with people based outside the United Kingdom.
Which session formats are used?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.