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Mark Maxwell, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Person-centred listening
- Work on family issues
About Mark
Mark Maxwell is a BACP counsellor with eight years' experience based near Liverpool in the United Kingdom. He helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, grief, depression and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Mark trained in integrated counselling, which means he draws on several methods to suit each person's concerns. He commonly uses cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thinking patterns and practical habits. He also uses client-centred listening and psychodynamic ideas about the unconscious where these fit the issue.
In practice he focuses on what people are actually doing and thinking day to day. He asks about expectations, roles and the pressures that push someone to be who others want them to be. Conversations aim to surface those patterns and test different ways of responding that feel more authentic.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused when needed. Work can include short-term problem solving or longer conversations about recurring patterns and past influences. He pays attention to emotional experience alongside the practical steps people can take between sessions.
Mark also works with specific areas such as caregiver stress, first responder issues, relationship problems including infidelity and communication difficulties, and aspects of alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. He has also supported people dealing with domestic violence, separation and intense shame or guilt. If these concerns fit, he invites people to start with the online matching process to schedule a first session.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Mark often uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and practical habits and then try small experiments to change them. CBT tends to focus on measurable steps and behavioural tasks that people can work on between sessions.He also works from a client-centred perspective, which means listening closely and reflecting back what matters to the person. This helps clarify values and what someone actually wants from their life rather than what others expect. Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice recurring patterns and how past experiences shape current reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss goals, preferences and the problem to decide which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as sessions progress.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that suits, or remove the need to travel to an appointment. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and conversations so they work across remote sessions.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does he help with most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue, among other issues.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He combines practical cognitive behavioural techniques with client-centred listening and psychodynamic ideas about recurring patterns and the unconscious.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years' experience as a BACP counsellor working with a broad range of emotional and interpersonal problems.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is BACP registered and based near Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.