Edward Mcguinness, BACP

Edward Mcguinness is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience. He draws on compassion and respect to help people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure how to move forward. Edward offers straightforward, practical support and works with each person to shape sessions around their needs.

He commonly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and low mood. He also helps those navigating relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and recovery from abuse. Practical concerns such as sleep, eating, workplace stress and career questions are part of his day-to-day work.

Edward uses a mix of established counselling approaches to fit different needs. He combines client-centred listening with cognitive techniques and other methods to build clarity, reduce unhelpful patterns and strengthen coping skills. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on usable steps rather than long lectures.

People come to Edward for help with addiction concerns, ADHD and compassion fatigue as well as for support around identity and LGBT matters. He also works with issues linked to adoption, attachment and care-related stress, and long-term health conditions where emotional strain builds up over time.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Edward uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and scheduling follows a short matching questionnaire and the Start Therapy process.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and difficulty making life changes. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood; it gives people space to talk through feelings and figure out what they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical strategies for changing unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Edward will discuss what matters to each person and try methods that fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape which techniques are used and how sessions are run online.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let conversations feel close to face-to-face. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, writing out thoughts between sessions or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family or other commitments.