About Matthew
Matthew Costello is a person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist who works from a human-focused approach. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings three years of practice to his work. He aims to offer a calm, empathetic space where people can talk things through at their own pace.
Matthew focuses on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety and depression. He also helps with addictions, parenting pressures, self-esteem and relationship concerns.
How Matthew works
Other areas he covers include grief, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, anger, and coping with big life changes. He has experience supporting people with neurodiversity-related challenges and with complex emotional reactions such as panic, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Matthew also offers coaching-style conversations when people want clear steps and practical goals.
His practice includes work on communication problems, control issues, fatherhood concerns, and midlife reflections. Sessions are intended to be person-led, with attention to what the client brings each week. He listens for strengths and helps people set small, workable goals.
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at making change feel manageable rather than overwhelming. Matthew works in the United Kingdom and holds the BACP credential. He uses a mix of reflective listening, practical planning and compassionate challenge to help people move forward.
He aims to help clients feel clearer about their options and more confident about next steps.
What Matthew works with
The areas below are the ones Matthew selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- 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
How therapeutic approaches fit with online work
Person-centred therapy focuses on understanding each person as an individual. The therapist offers empathic listening and mirrors back what is said to help people feel heard and seen. This approach is useful for low mood, stress and times of change where someone needs space to make sense of their feelings.Practical coaching-style work complements person-centred care by breaking larger problems into manageable steps. It involves setting short-term goals and tracking progress, which helps with issues like motivation, career questions and coping with life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Matthew will work collaboratively to identify which methods feel most helpful, and he adapts sessions to match the client’s needs and preferences. That means checking in about what is working and trying different ways of structuring conversations if needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are close to a face-to-face conversation and allow visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, ongoing reflection, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family and day-to-day life.
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