About Mark
Mark McConnell is a counsellor who helps people tackle stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports clients facing trauma, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues such as sleep problems, parenting strain and career stress. Mark works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English for people both locally and internationally.
Mark takes a straightforward, collaborative style in sessions. He treats each person as the expert on their own life and listens for strengths before suggesting ways forward.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to identify small, practical steps that reduce overwhelm and restore a sense of control. He uses a mix of approaches depending on what a person needs in the moment. Cognitive behavioural techniques help spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.
Client-centred work focuses on understanding and building confidence. Mindfulness practices bring attention to the present and reduce reactivity. Mark also draws on motivational interviewing to build readiness for change and psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring patterns from past relationships.
Together, these methods are used to address problems such as avoidance, impulsivity, body image concerns, bereavement and compassion fatigue. Mark has three years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. His sessions are practical, down-to-earth and paced to each person’s comfort.
If someone is unsure how to begin, he encourages a short first step to see if the approach feels like a good fit.
How Mark’s approaches translate to online therapy
Mark typically blends cognitive behavioural work and client-centred listening in sessions. CBT means noticing patterns of thinking and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood, which works well in focused online sessions. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the conversation, creating space to be heard and to build confidence over time.He may also use mindfulness practices to help with stress and sleeplessness. These are simple attention exercises you can try during a video call or as short audio practices between sessions. The therapist will discuss what fits best and adapt techniques to each person’s goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online formats offer practical benefits for many people. Video calls let you work face-to-face when a conversation needs more nuance. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing encouragement and flexible scheduling. Together these options help make therapy more accessible and easier to fit around daily life.
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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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