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Vince McCumisky, BACP
- Credentials
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Practising in
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online only
- Client ages
- Adults, 18 and over
Works with Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
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Vince McCumisky helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and big life changes. He also supports people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, compassion fatigue, parenting strain, and issues with eating or sleeping. Vince offers straightforward, respectful support and aims to make the first step feel less daunting for anyone reaching out.
Vince works in a conversational, person-centred way. He listens first, then shapes a plan that fits each person's situation.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and focused on what matters now. He keeps language simple and avoids jargon so conversations stay clear and useful. With three years of professional experience, Vince draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills.
He tailors pace and goals to match what someone needs, whether they want short-term coaching or longer exploration. Vince is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. He practices from the United Kingdom and offers help in English.
He is open to working with people across different countries when it suits the individual. Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and the subscription model used, which can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Vince draws on a few evidence-based techniques to help people manage symptoms and regain balance. One approach focuses on building practical coping skills for stress and anxiety, teaching simple tools to reduce overwhelming thoughts and manage daily routines. Another approach helps people process traumatic or painful experiences at a manageable pace, using careful conversation and pacing to reduce distress and build resilience.Choosing the right approach happens together. Vince will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions, then try methods that fit each person's situation. This collaborative process means plans can change as needs evolve, whether someone wants short-term coaching or longer therapy.
Online work offers practical advantages. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and have fuller conversations, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter support between sessions, or those who prefer typing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel, and to keep continuity when circumstances change.
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Areas of focus
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- 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
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- 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
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
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