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Mary McConville, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
6 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changesADHD

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Mary McConville is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with a BACP credential and six years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or low mood. Mary also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating concerns and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions aim to make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Conversations are shaped around what each person brings, not a rigid plan.

Background and approach

Mary listens closely and works with clients to set clear, realistic goals. She uses a mix of well-established methods to suit different needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offers tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.

Client-Centred Therapy creates a supportive space to explore feelings and values. Mindfulness practices help with stress and grounding, and psychodynamic ideas can help uncover patterns from the past. Mary often helps people cope with life changes, caregiving pressure, chronic illness, or midlife concerns.

She also addresses issues linked to ADHD, LGBT concerns, attachment, and money-related stress. Her work includes support for people facing cancer, ageing questions, and long-term health challenges. Sessions can be delivered online in a variety of formats to fit different lifestyles.

Mary aims to make therapy straightforward and relevant, with practical steps to try between meetings. She encourages small changes that add up over time.

How Mary’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work. The therapist follows the client’s concerns, reflects back what matters, and helps people find their own solutions. This is useful when someone needs space to be heard and to make sense of feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It often includes simple exercises to try between sessions and can help with anxiety, low mood and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mary will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and day-to-day realities and agree a plan together. This collaborative way means methods can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day, and live chat or text-based messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or medical commitments, while still working through the same approaches used in face-to-face work.
What concerns can Mary help with?
She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating concerns and compassion fatigue, among other areas listed.
How would she approach my therapy sessions?
Mary blends Client-Centred, Cognitive Behavioural and Mindfulness approaches with psychodynamic ideas to tailor sessions to the individual’s needs and goals.
What is her professional background?
Mary has six years of professional experience and holds BACP as the supplied credential.
Where is she based and registered?
She practises in the United Kingdom and the supplied credential is BACP.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

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Experience
6 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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