Mark Stewart, BACP

Mark Stewart welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. He aims to make the first step easier by offering calm, practical support in straightforward language. Mark is a BACP counsellor with six years of experience working across UK services and agencies.

He has helped people with LGBT concerns, family conflict, grief and loss, and career-related stress. He also supports those facing depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, anger, low self-esteem and big life changes. Sessions focus on listening, understanding the problem, and finding manageable next steps.

Mark draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques, including elements of cognitive behavioural approaches and structured counselling methods. He uses these tools to help people spot unhelpful thinking, try different responses, and build daily routines that feel more helpful.

In appointments he aims to build a relaxed space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement. He works at a pace set by the person in front of him and focuses on practical goals the client chooses.

To begin, people follow the site’s start process and complete a short matching questionnaire before booking. Mark accepts clients from the United Kingdom and international clients, and he will discuss how to shape sessions so they fit each person’s life.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Mark uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques, including cognitive behavioural approaches and structured counselling methods. Cognitive behavioural approaches help people spot unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different responses to reduce distress. Structured counselling gives space to talk through grief, family strain or career worries and to set small, practical goals for change.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then try approaches that suit those aims. That way the therapy plan can be adjusted if something does not feel helpful.

Check the session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight and lets people join sessions from different locations if that helps them keep momentum between appointments.