MARK O'NEILL, BACP

MARK O'NEILL is a counsellor registered with the BACP who brings four years of professional experience to his practice. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and addiction, and supports those dealing with relationship problems and grief. He works in English and accepts international clients.

He begins by treating each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions aim to build on existing strengths while talking through what keeps someone stuck. He keeps the conversation practical and straightforward so tasks and changes feel manageable.

His background includes work with mood difficulties such as depression and low self-esteem. He also supports people facing career challenges, sleep problems and parenting strain. Additional areas of focus include intimacy-related worries, anger, and coping with major life changes.

Therapeutic methods used include client-centred work that follows the client’s lead, cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and emotionally focused ideas to look at feelings in relationships. He also draws on narrative and existential approaches to help people make sense of their life story and values.

Sessions are described as a collaborative process where the counsellor and client set goals together. Practical steps and simple strategies are offered alongside space to reflect. The overall aim is to support clearer thinking, steadier mood and healthier coping in day-to-day life.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-centred therapy places the client’s experience at the heart of the work and focuses on listening, empathy and supporting the person’s own choices; this helps with low mood, stress and relationship questions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses simple practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, sleep problems and addictive behaviours. Emotionally-focused ideas focus on understanding and expressing feelings in relationships to improve connection and intimacy.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to match methods to each person’s needs, goals and preferences. That may mean trying different ways of working and adjusting as goals change.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel time so meetings are easier to keep. Online work can make short check-ins possible around work breaks or when a full appointment would be hard to manage. The original biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm available formats before booking to make sure they match your needs.