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Marc (Mac) McCormack, BACP
- Credentials
- BACP
- Experience
- 14 years
- Practising in
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online only
- Client ages
- Adults, 18 and over
Works with Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression
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Marc (Mac) McCormack offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or life changes. He writes in straightforward language and aims to make sessions feel manageable. Marc is a BACP counsellor with 14 years of experience and works from the United Kingdom.
He speaks English and accepts international clients. Marc adapts his approach to what a person needs most. He uses client-centred techniques to make space for personal experience and to build trust.
Background and approach
He also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and EMDR to address distressing memories when appropriate. Sessions can cover a wide range of concerns, including grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, anger, and coping with chronic pain or illness.
He also supports people facing abandonment, attachment difficulties, dissociation, and issues linked to BDSM and alternative sex culture. Marc offers a mix of practical tools and reflective conversation. He works with people to agree goals and steps they can try between sessions.
He prefers clear communication and aims to respond to messages promptly, and asks for at least 24 hours' notice for cancellations. People often start by describing a current difficulty and what they want to change. Marc then tailors sessions to the person’s pace and preferences, using short exercises, guided reflection, or focused trauma work when needed.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's experience and aims to provide a supportive space where they lead the pace and topics. This approach helps people who need to feel heard and understood before trying other techniques.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and many everyday stresses.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, helps process distressing memories by using a structured set of steps to reduce their emotional intensity. It is commonly used for trauma-related reactions when a person and therapist agree it is appropriate.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the person's goals and comfort level. This is a collaborative process that may combine different techniques over time.
Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to schedule around work, caregiving or travel.
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
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