Maureen Conboy, BACP

Maureen Conboy helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, stress or life changes. She writes in plain terms and focuses on practical steps. Maureen aims to make therapy feel manageable and down to earth for anyone unsure where to begin.

She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. That means she looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going, listens carefully to what matters to the client, and helps set small, achievable goals.

Sessions are collaborative. Maureen works alongside clients to identify unhelpful patterns and build everyday strategies for coping. Conversations are direct and practical, with exercises and reflections people can try between meetings.

Maureen has eight years of experience and holds BACP accreditation, which she lists as BACP. She supports people facing a wide range of concerns such as relationship difficulties, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, loneliness and issues related to ageing.

Therapy can also focus on specific problems like panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, phobias, self-harm and the emotional impact of separation. Maureen welcomes conversations about LGBT matters and women's issues, and she adapts her approach depending on what each person needs.

Sessions are offered in English and can be delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Getting started is straightforward: choose Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions to suit your schedule.

How Maureen's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person in front of the counsellor. It helps when someone needs to be heard and to explore what matters to them without pressure.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. It gives simple tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and to try different behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood, panic and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maureen will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals, preferences and day-to-day life. She adapts plans as therapy progresses so the focus stays useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see and respond to non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins and text messaging supports shorter reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel without losing continuity of care.