About Mark
Mark Bourne is a calm, warm and approachable counsellor who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress. He aims to make sessions feel straightforward and practical. Mark speaks English and works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally.
He draws on his background as a teacher in special needs schools and three years of counselling experience. That mix colours how he listens and responds. He pays attention to everyday pressures such as work, exams and relationship strain.
Background and approach
In sessions he adapts his style to what each person needs. He uses client-centred listening to understand the person first. He then brings in tools from cognitive behavioural therapy to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Mindfulness and solution-focused methods feature when people want short-term strategies and clearer steps forward. He also uses trauma-focused techniques if past events are making day-to-day life harder. Mark keeps language plain and aims to make exercises doable between sessions.
Common concerns he helps with include anxiety, depression, grief, anger and addictions. He also supports people facing changes such as divorce, fatherhood or a midlife reassessment. Areas of additional focus include chronic illness, attachment issues, obsessive-compulsive patterns and seasonal mood shifts.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what fits their life. Fees vary with location and the service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Approaches that work well online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want from therapy by letting the session follow their priorities.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, uses straightforward tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviours. It can be useful for anxiety, panic, obsessive thinking and low mood because it offers clear exercises to practise between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to emphasise listening, practical CBT tasks, mindfulness practices or trauma-focused techniques based on progress and need.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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