About John
John McNamara is a counsellor with five years of professional experience in Australia and PACFA credentialing. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and relationship and intimacy concerns. He also supports those dealing with grief, career uncertainty, ADHD and life stage transitions.
John uses a collaborative style that centres the person in the room. He believes people have the ability to change and works alongside them to build that capacity.
How John works
Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation rather than jargon or quick fixes. He blends several approaches to meet each person's needs. That can mean learning new thinking and behaviour patterns, practising acceptance and commitment skills, or looking at how early attachment experiences affect current relationships.
The aim is simple: reduce unhelpful patterns and increase what matters to the client. John makes space for difficult feelings and topics such as trauma, shame, addiction and isolation. He encourages small experiments between sessions so people can test what works in real life.
Over time the work emphasises clearer values, improved coping, and stronger sense of purpose. People who benefit most are those ready to reflect and try active strategies between sessions. John supports LGBT concerns, fatherhood and men’s issues, young adult challenges and questions about intimacy and sexual behaviour.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
John lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What John works with
The areas below are the ones John selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with what matters. It teaches simple practices for accepting difficult feelings and taking small steps toward valued goals, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. It is practical and skill-based, often involving exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood or address addictive behaviours.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. John collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. He checks in over the first few sessions and adjusts the plan so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer written interaction or who need more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments, and allow techniques to be practised in real-life settings.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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