Mark Byatt, BACP

Mark Byatt offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by life. He explains things plainly and helps clients make sense of stress, anxiety, grief and relationship problems. Mark aims to help people regain confidence and find clearer ways to cope with difficult emotions.

Mark uses a conversational, person-focused style. He listens closely and helps people put words to painful experiences. That can include talking through past trauma, working on low self-esteem, or sorting out patterns that keep causing problems.

He draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to test them. He also uses client-centred ways of working that focus on what matters to the person in front of him. Existential ideas are woven in when people want to explore meaning, choices and how to live with uncertainty.

Mark has ten years of experience working in the United Kingdom across private practice and charitable organisations. His profile lists a wide range of concerns he helps with, from addiction and bipolar to parenting strain and compassion fatigue. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP.

Sessions can be held online by video or phone, or via live chat and text messaging. International clients are accepted. To begin, a short questionnaire is used to match people and then appointments are arranged to suit the person’s schedule.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and gives space for them to lead the conversation. It helps when someone needs acceptance, clearer self-understanding and stronger emotional processing.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with stressful situations.

Existential Therapy helps people explore meaning, choices and responsibility in life. It can be helpful when someone feels stuck, empty or is facing big life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the person to decide what feels most helpful based on goals and preferences. That partnership means approaches can be mixed or adjusted as needs evolve.

Online sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing, flexible contact. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving and busy schedules.