Mark Palmer, BACP

Mark Palmer is a counsellor who draws on three years of practice to support people through life’s difficult moments. He introduces himself simply and speaks from experience, offering an attentive, non-judgemental presence where clients can talk through feelings and worries. Mark trained as a Person-Centred Counsellor and uses that human-focused approach in his work. He understands common struggles such as anxiety, low self-esteem and feeling overwhelmed. He also has personal experience of living with ADHD, and says that perspective helps him relate to racing thoughts and self-doubt. That lived experience complements his clinical approaches rather than replacing them. Sessions tend to focus on what matters to the individual. Mark listens closely and helps people name what they are feeling. From there he draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that may have developed over time. People come to him for help with stress, depression, parenting pressures, addictions, career choices and coping with life changes. He also offers support around relationship patterns, boundary issues and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Mark works in the United Kingdom and carries the BACP credential, which is recorded here as supplied. He conducts sessions in English. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is used and appointments are scheduled according to availability.

How Mark’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience. The counsellor offers warm, non-judgemental listening and helps people find their own solutions. It is useful for feeling heard, building self-acceptance and talking through overwhelming emotions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behaviour. It involves noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small practical changes to how someone acts or thinks. This can help with anxiety, low mood and managing ADHD-related difficulties.

Psychodynamic ideas explore patterns formed over time and how past experiences influence current feelings. This can help when issues repeat or when someone wants to understand deeper causes of their reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mark will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that suit the person. That choice is decided together, with adjustments as the work proceeds.

Check the session options before booking to confirm how Mark runs appointments. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Ask about practical arrangements that best suit your routine.