John Mclaughlin, BACP

John Mclaughlin trained and works in the United Kingdom and brings six years of experience to his counselling practice. He focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, boost self-esteem, and find clearer direction in work and life. John aims to make the first step feel possible when change seems hard. He creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions are conversational and grounded in practical skills. He listens for what matters to each person and helps them try approaches that suit their day-to-day life. John draws on several approaches to tailor his work. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and act in line with their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot patterns that keep problems going and to practise different ways of coping. He also brings client-centred principles to sessions, keeping the pace set by the person in front of him. For people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stresses, grief, trauma, or burnout, he helps break problems into manageable steps. He supports people exploring sexuality and identity, including LGBT concerns. Clients come for a mix of short-term goals and longer conversations about life direction. John works with issues such as addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, ADHD, chronic health concerns, and adoption and attachment matters. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting pulled along by them and then choose actions that match what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the relationship in the room, giving people space to be heard and to make their own changes with the counsellor's support.

Finding the right approach often happens together. The therapist will listen to what you want to change and suggest methods that suit your goals and preferences. Over a few sessions you can review what helps and adapt the plan as needed.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use video or audio options depending on how they prefer to communicate and how much bandwidth or quiet they have available.