About Mark
Mark Callaway is a UK-based counsellor with BACP accreditation and 15 years of direct experience. He helps people who are anxious, depressed, grieving, struggling with addiction, or facing difficult relationship and intimacy issues. He also supports those working through neurodivergence, trauma, identity and LGBT-related concerns.
Sessions are offered in English and are described in ways that fit practical lives and routines. Mark draws on several straightforward approaches to counselling. He uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.
Background and approach
He brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, committed steps towards those values. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect present feelings and connections. He has a long history working across adult mental health and social work settings, including residential childcare, safeguarding, substance misuse and community teams.
That background shapes a practical focus on safety, consistency and realistic plans people can use day to day. He has worked with adults, young people and children in a range of situations. Appointments can be short or long term and often take place in the evenings.
Mark has experience with face-to-face meetings, walking therapy, video, telephone and instant messaging, and tailors the format to what a person prefers. He collaborates with other professionals when needed and keeps sessions oriented to goals people bring. People who choose him usually want clear, down-to-earth counselling that balances emotional support with practical steps.
To proceed, the site’s booking flow guides clients through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling.
What Mark works with
Everything Mark lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Mark is listed here; the rest shows what else Mark works with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- 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
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- 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
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mark lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Mark uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours. That approach suits problems like anxiety, depression and sleep or eating difficulties where changing patterns can bring relief. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is about identifying what matters and taking small steps towards those values even when feelings are difficult, which can help with grief, stress and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and everyday constraints, and together they decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and approaches can be adapted as work progresses.
Practical benefits of online or remote sessions include fitting counselling around work or family commitments and making sessions easier to attend on busy days. Mark offers a variety of formats including video, telephone and instant messaging as described in his profile, but clients should confirm the current session options before booking. Online work still focuses on clear goals, regular check-ins and tools you can use between sessions.
Questions people ask about Mark
What concerns does Mark commonly help with?
He works with a broad range of issues including addiction, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping concerns, ADHD, and LGBT-related matters.
What is his counselling style like?
Sessions blend practical skill-building and emotional exploration. He uses clear, accessible techniques and helps people set small, achievable steps between meetings.
What background does he bring to sessions?
He has 15 years of direct counselling experience and many years working in social work and community mental health settings, which inform a practical, safety-focused approach.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people in the United Kingdom and are offered in English.
Which session formats are used?
He offers face-to-face work, walking therapy, video, telephone and instant messaging according to client preference. Confirm current options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the booking process.
How do I begin a course of counselling?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s available times.
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