About John
John McNamara is a counsellor with five years' experience based in Australia. He helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction and life transitions. He aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
John uses practical, collaborative methods and treats clients as partners in the work. He focuses on real-world skills people can use between sessions. He also pays attention to how early relationships and attachment shape current struggles.
Background and approach
Sessions often include straightforward tools from cognitive behavioural approaches, acceptance and commitment strategies, and skills drawn from dialectical behaviour therapy. These tools are used to manage intense emotions, reduce avoidance and build routines that support recovery from addictions and compulsive behaviours. John also explores relationship and intimacy concerns, including issues around trust, abandonment and sexual compulsivity.
He supports people navigating career stress, grief, self‑esteem problems and midlife questions. He works with LGBT clients and people dealing with fatherhood and young adult transitions. John holds PACFA credentials and offers sessions in English.
He provides therapy by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and booking a time that suits them.
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
John commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his online work. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect their values, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaning. CBT focuses on practical steps to change thinking patterns and behaviour, useful for anxiety, low mood and many stress reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. John works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and situation. That decision is collaborative and can adapt as needs change over time.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to suit different preferences. Video is good for face‑to‑face conversation and non‑verbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on a busy day. Live chat and text are useful for brief check‑ins, ongoing coaching and when written reflection helps. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, study or family routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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