About Mark
Mark McConnell is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. He also helps with trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and parenting strains. Mark works with people dealing with career stresses, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and the challenges that come with life changes.
Mark takes a straightforward, directive approach while keeping the person’s perspective central. He encourages clients to spot their own strengths and to build on them.
How Mark works
Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and clearer thinking as well as understanding patterns that hold someone back. He uses tools from cognitive behavioural therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from mindfulness to help people stay grounded. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing big changes, and psychodynamic ideas can shed light on recurring patterns from the past.
Mark has three years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, which is recorded as BACP. He practices in the United Kingdom and works with people in English. He accepts international clients who can join sessions online by the formats offered.
People often begin with a short matching process and then choose sessions that fit their life. Mark aims to make the first steps straightforward and supportive. He wants to help people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable next steps.
Mark lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Mark works with
The areas below are the ones Mark selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s perspective first and helps the counsellor follow what matters most to the client. It is useful when someone needs to feel heard and to build confidence in their own choices.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking, test it, and try new behaviours that often reduce anxiety and low mood.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce rumination and help with stress and sleep problems. It can be used alongside practical tools from other approaches to create steadier days.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how you respond to different methods, and then together you will decide what to try first. That collaborative decision may change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face when that suits, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins or times when being on camera is difficult. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and travel commitments.
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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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