About David
David Mayes is a counsellor with eight years of experience working in the United Kingdom. He uses talking therapies to help people with issues such as anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns. David aims to create a warm, approachable space so people feel comfortable talking about difficult things.
He has experience across clinical and community settings, including IAPT, the NHS and prison work, and has offered therapy both face to face and online.
How David works
That background has given him exposure to a wide range of concerns, from bereavement and trauma to stress and workplace strain. David works in a humanistic way, drawing on Client-Centred Therapy to keep the person and their experience central to sessions. He focuses on listening carefully, reflecting what he hears, and helping people make choices that fit their values and goals.
People come to him for many issues, including intimacy-related problems, ADHD, grief, parenting strain, chronic illness and body image worries. He is also comfortable discussing kink and alternative sexual cultures and the particular pressures those communities can face. Sessions can be short or longer term depending on need.
David aims to help people build practical coping skills, improve communication, and manage strong emotions such as anger or shame. He works collaboratively so people leave with clear next steps and a sense of direction.
David lists one way of working on the entry:
What David works with
The areas below are the ones David selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Client-centred support online and how it helps
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said, and helps the person find their own solutions. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low mood, relationship concerns and self-esteem issues.David's humanistic background means sessions focus on empathy and understanding. That style helps when dealing with trauma, grief, or intimacy-related worries because it gives space to speak about sensitive topics at a comfortable pace.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The counsellor will work with the person to decide what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals and preferences. That may mean trying different ways of working until a good fit is found.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when a lower-bandwidth or shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer to write, want a quick catch-up, or need to work around a busy schedule. Registered or accredited professionals provide these formats so people can choose what fits their life.
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