About Moira
Moira McCarthy is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress and life changes. She works with concerns such as depression, grief, addictions and relationship problems. Her approach aims to make sessions feel personal and straightforward for each person who reaches out.
Moira uses a person-centred style that focuses on the individual's needs. This means conversations centre on what matters to the client, and she helps people find their own solutions rather than prescribing them.
Background and approach
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from the United Kingdom and internationally. She holds a Master of Arts in Theology and a Diploma in Counselling, and she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
With ten years of experience, she has worked with a wide range of concerns from panic and social anxiety to addiction and bereavement. In practical terms, Moira aims to create a calm space for talking. She listens without judgement and helps people name what is happening for them.
Together a person and Moira can set goals, try different ways of coping, and review what helps over time. People choose her for support with low mood, anger, family difficulties, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also offers help for those facing life transitions, communication problems, or struggling with isolation and loneliness.
How person-centred work translates online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens closely and reflects what the client says so people can understand their own experience better. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, relationship issues and coping with life changes by encouraging self-directed insight and practical steps.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The counsellor will discuss what the person needs and what feels comfortable, and then try ways of working that match those goals. Sessions can be reviewed and adjusted over time so the work stays relevant to changing concerns.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give options that fit different lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These formats make regular contact easier for people juggling work, study or family commitments and help maintain momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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