Mark Hewitson, BACP

Mark Hewitson is a counsellor with four years' practical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. He is a BACP member, and he focuses on building a calm, open space where clients can talk about what matters to them. He describes his role as support and encouragement while people make changes that feel right for them.

He helps with relationship difficulties and issues that affect self-esteem and motivation. He also works with people facing attachment concerns, avoidance patterns, and struggles around commitment and codependency. Practical everyday problems such as communication breakdowns, feelings of emptiness, and loneliness are part of his caseload.

Mark has experience supporting people living with chronic pain, illness, or disability, and he offers sensitive end-of-life and hospice counselling when needed. He also addresses fatherhood stresses, guilt and shame, and midlife questions about purpose and direction. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what the individual wants to change.

In conversations with him, clients can expect a non-judgemental tone and steady encouragement to try small, do-able steps. He helps people name patterns and look for workable changes in day-to-day life. The emphasis is on practical progress rather than labels.

People interested in working with Mark begin by choosing the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and arranging sessions by appointment. He offers a range of online formats to suit different needs and routines.

Approaches and online options that fit your life

Mark uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people recognise patterns and try new ways of coping. One common approach is work that focuses on attachment and relationship patterns, which helps people understand how early bonds affect current relationships and communication. This can be useful when trust, commitment or codependency feel difficult to manage.

He also uses practical strategies aimed at managing anxiety and low mood, helping people break worries into manageable steps and develop everyday routines that reduce overwhelm. These techniques are tailored to current problems like stress, chronic pain or feelings of emptiness rather than fixed labels.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens in collaboration. The therapist will talk through your needs, goals and preferences and try methods that feel like a good fit, adjusting them as you go.

Online therapy gives flexibility to fit sessions around work, family or medical demands. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth or screen time is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and text messaging is helpful for ongoing short updates. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and try therapy in ways that match daily life.