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- Trauma and complex needs
- Evening sessions usually available
- Video and phone options
About Mark
Mark Callaway is a UK‑based counsellor with BACP accreditation and 15 years of hands‑on experience. He aims to help people facing trauma, relationship strain, addiction, mood difficulties and parenting stresses. His style is straightforward and practical, suited to someone who needs calm, steady support during tough times.
Mark draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps with anxiety, depression and sleep by breaking problems into manageable steps. Attachment‑based and emotionally focused work look at how relationships affect feelings and behaviour.
He has worked across many settings, including residential childcare, safeguarding, substance misuse services and community mental health. This background informs his work with complex trauma and with people managing long‑term pain, chronic illness or caring responsibilities. He has experience supporting neurodivergence and adoption and foster care issues.
Sessions can be short or long term and are usually scheduled in the evenings with some flexibility. The biography notes face‑to‑face, walking therapy, video, telephone and instant messaging as ways he works. Confirm the current session options when booking.
Mark commonly helps people with grief, anger, stress, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, bipolar and ADHD‑related difficulties. He also provides coaching around life changes and career decisions. This combination of approaches aims to make therapy practical and relevant.
He works in English and does not take international clients. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability.
Mark draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps with anxiety, depression and sleep by breaking problems into manageable steps. Attachment‑based and emotionally focused work look at how relationships affect feelings and behaviour.
He has worked across many settings, including residential childcare, safeguarding, substance misuse services and community mental health. This background informs his work with complex trauma and with people managing long‑term pain, chronic illness or caring responsibilities. He has experience supporting neurodivergence and adoption and foster care issues.
Sessions can be short or long term and are usually scheduled in the evenings with some flexibility. The biography notes face‑to‑face, walking therapy, video, telephone and instant messaging as ways he works. Confirm the current session options when booking.
Mark commonly helps people with grief, anger, stress, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, bipolar and ADHD‑related difficulties. He also provides coaching around life changes and career decisions. This combination of approaches aims to make therapy practical and relevant.
He works in English and does not take international clients. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability.
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How his approaches translate to online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people focus on what matters and take small, values‑based steps even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with long‑term conditions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into specific thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills for sleep, mood and worry management. Attachment‑based work looks at how early patterns and current relationships shape emotional responses and helps people build safer ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as the work progresses.
The biography lists video, telephone and instant messaging among ways he works, along with face‑to‑face and walking therapy. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check‑ins during a busy day or offering audio‑only sessions when bandwidth is limited.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
See below
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He supports people with trauma, addiction, relationship difficulties, grief, depression, anxiety and stress, among other concerns listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is practical and person‑centred, mixing CBT, ACT and attachment‑informed work to suit the issue and the person.
How long has he been practising?
He has 15 years of direct counselling experience and many more years working with complex trauma across services.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions organised and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; specific fees vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin therapy with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.