Mark Callaway, BACP

Mark Callaway is a UK-based psychotherapist who brings a thoughtful, experience-informed approach to supporting people through addiction, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, mood problems, and many other life challenges. He works with adults, young people and children from around age seven, drawing on extensive practice across settings such as residential childcare, family outreach, safeguarding, domestic abuse services, substance misuse programmes and community mental health. He also collaborates closely with GPs, hospitals, mental health teams, schools and care providers to coordinate care and support.

Mark is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - which signals recognised training and professional practice standards. He also practices as a social worker registered with Social Work England, bringing additional experience from adult mental health work. His clinical toolbox includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, which he adapts to individual needs.

He supports a wide range of concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, parenting and family difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, career and life transitions, and complex presentations such as co-morbidity and bipolar. Mark offers both short- and long-term counselling, typically with evening availability and flexible session formats. He provides face-to-face work, walking therapy, video and telephone sessions, plus instant messaging to fit different preferences and practical needs.

Throughout his practice he aims to provide stabilising, practical and compassionate support - for example helping someone rebuild trust after domestic violence, supporting a father connecting with his adopted son, or providing intensive help during moments of profound crisis.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - helps people clarify what matters most to them and build a life guided by personal values while developing practical skills to respond to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, addiction and coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and emotion. It aims to strengthen secure ways of relating and is often helpful for relationship difficulties, attachment issues and trauma-related struggles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - works on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. It is a short- to medium-term approach commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress and practical problem solving.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mark will work collaboratively with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and can blend techniques from different models to create a personalised plan together with the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, by live chat or through text-based messaging - making it easier to access support around work, family or mobility constraints. For many people this range of options helps maintain continuity of care and makes it simpler to fit therapy into everyday life while working with registered professionals and therapists who adapt to individual circumstances.