John Mclaughlin, BACP
6 years in practice
John Mclaughlin is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 397451 · expires December 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About John
John Mclaughlin is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem, relationship friction and motivation. He aims to make the first step toward change feel less daunting by offering steady, practical support.
In sessions he keeps the space straightforward and non‑judgemental. He encourages people to talk about what matters to them and to try small, manageable steps between meetings.
Background and approach
That practical, down‑to‑earth style helps people notice changes in day‑to‑day life. He draws on approaches such as Existential therapy to look at meaning and values, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help with difficult thoughts and feelings. He also uses Attachment‑based and Client‑centred ideas to focus on relationships and the conversation you bring to the room.
John has worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD and intimacy-related issues. He also offers support around parenting strain, career changes, chronic health challenges and body image worries. Sessions are offered in English and John accepts international clients.
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which lets people choose what fits their life and routine.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything John lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches John names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How different approaches work online
Existential therapy helps people look at life choices, meaning and values; online sessions give space to reflect on what matters and where to focus energy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches ways to accept difficult thoughts while committing to actions that match personal values, which can be practised between sessions and reviewed remotely. Attachment‑based work pays attention to how past relationships affect current ones and uses the therapy conversation to rewrite unhelpful patterns.Choosing an approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, worries and how they prefer to work. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the plan practical and focused on everyday life.
Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines. Video is useful for deeper conversations and eye contact, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check‑ins and text messaging lets people reflect in writing between sessions. These options give flexibility for different needs and schedules while keeping the work focused on change and coping.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does John commonly work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family worries, plus issues like grief, addiction, ADHD and intimacy-related difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
John keeps sessions straightforward and non-judgemental. He focuses on practical steps and talking through values and relationships.
What background and experience does he have?
He has six years of clinical experience and has supported clients with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can pick what suits their schedule.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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