About John
John Mclaughlin is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with a BACP registration and six years of professional experience. He focuses on practical steps that help people feel calmer and more able to handle life. He aims to make the first step into therapy easier and less daunting.
John offers a straightforward space where clients can talk about what matters to them. He keeps sessions non-judgemental and centred on the person in front of him.
Background and approach
This helps people speak honestly about worries, fears and hopes. In sessions he works on everyday concerns such as stress, anxiety, low mood and confidence. Relationship problems, family conflict and motivation are also common topics.
He supports people facing grief, trauma, addictions and issues around intimacy and identity including LGBT matters. John uses a small set of well-established approaches to guide the work. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters and take action.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used for identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying different behaviours. The aim is practical progress rather than labels. John helps clients set clear, realistic goals and uses short-term strategies alongside deeper conversations.
He also offers support for longer term change when that is what a person wants. Sessions are conducted in English and John accepts international clients. To begin, people are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to therapist availability.
What John works with
Everything John lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason John is listed here; the rest shows what else John works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches John lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How John uses therapeutic approaches online
John draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to shape online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can suit issues like life changes, anxiety and low motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thought and behaviour and trying practical experiments to reduce symptoms such as panic, low mood or sleep problems.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. John will talk with a client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, for example by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or offering a way to meet without being on camera if that suits someone better. Registered or accredited professionals often find that adapting exercises and homework to a client's daily routine helps make change feel more manageable.
Questions people ask about John
What kinds of problems does John help with?
John works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, addictions, trauma, grief and intimacy-related matters.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He keeps sessions non-judgemental and practical, helping people set small goals and try new ways of coping while also allowing space to talk about feelings.
What background does he bring to sessions?
John has six years of professional experience and focuses on creating an open environment where clients can discuss their thoughts and emotions honestly.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practices in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with him?
Sessions are offered in English and John accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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