About Stuart
Stuart McNaughton helps people facing anxiety, phobias, grief, relationship strain and issues around self-esteem. He also supports those dealing with addiction, trauma, career stresses and questions about intimacy or commitment. Stuart writes plainly and aims to make therapy feel direct and approachable for someone feeling overwhelmed.
He uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. Sessions focus on understanding how early attachments shape current patterns, and on practical steps to manage worrying thoughts.
Background and approach
He often uses client-centred listening so the conversation follows what matters most to the person in the room. Stuart trained first in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, then completed a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. He holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has four years of professional experience.
He keeps learning through ongoing professional development. In sessions he will challenge what is getting in the way and help people notice what is missing from their lives. That might mean exploring feelings of abandonment, working through shame, or finding steps to reduce avoidance and isolation.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Stuart offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging for people in the United Kingdom and internationally. He aims to help people clarify what matters to them and to try doable changes that fit everyday life.
How his approaches work online and in practice
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current feelings and patterns. Online work can uncover how attachment shows up in relationships and in fears such as abandonment or avoidance. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the session and uses careful listening to help people feel heard and understood; it suits people who need space to make sense of their feelings and values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety and avoidant habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stuart treats therapy as a collaboration and will discuss which combination of approaches best fits a person's goals and daily life. Together they agree on priorities and try techniques that can be reviewed and changed as needed.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and clearer non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter verbal check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can work for frequent check-ins, brief reflections between sessions or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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