About Mark
Mark McConnell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on stress and anxiety. He works with people who are finding motivation, confidence or mood difficult. He also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
Mark holds BACP accreditation and brings three years of professional practice to conversations. He uses a direct yet respectful style in sessions. He encourages people to identify personal strengths and build on them.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to turn stuck patterns into small, manageable changes that feel achievable. Mark blends practical tools with time to reflect. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try alternative responses.
Mindfulness practices can be introduced to reduce overwhelm and steady attention. He also draws on client-centred ways of working, which put the person’s priorities front and centre, and on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring life themes. Motivational interviewing helps when someone needs support finding and keeping momentum for change.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused, with options to work on immediate problems or longer term patterns. Mark aims to make the process understandable and respectful. He invites people to take the first step and will support them in planning how to move forward.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's priorities and experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say and helps them find their own solutions. This approach is useful for people who want a respectful space to make sense of feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Online CBT often uses practical exercises and short behavioural tasks to try in between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences, and may adjust the plan as things progress.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are closest to face-to-face contact, phone sessions can fit during a break or when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quicker check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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