Edward Mcguinness, BACP
Edward Mcguinness is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +18 more
About Edward
Edward Mcguinness is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety and depression, and helps with relationship difficulties, trauma and issues around self-esteem. He aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
He adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's situation. Edward has supported people through workplace assistance programmes including EAP, SAP and IAP. That experience means he is familiar with practical, short-term work alongside more open-ended talking therapy.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and steps you can try between meetings. His approach blends elements from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred ways of working. Edward uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, clarify values and build small, manageable changes.
He also draws on skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when they suit a person’s needs. People can expect straightforward language and a calm manner in sessions. Edward encourages collaboration - he and the client set priorities together.
The work can include practical strategies, emotional processing and experiments to test different ways of coping. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. He works with English-speaking clients in the United Kingdom and also accepts international clients.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step set the process in motion.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 407886 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Edward works with
Everything Edward lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- 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
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- 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
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Edward lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and replacing them with more helpful patterns. It works well for mood concerns, anxiety and practical problems you want to change.
Edward will treat choosing an approach as a shared decision. He listens to your goals and preferences, then suggests ways of working that suit you. That collaboration continues as you try things and adjust the plan together.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility around work, travel or busy schedules. Video calls let you use visual cues; phone sessions can be easier when you need lower bandwidth or a hands-free option. Live chat and messaging make brief check-ins and paced written conversations possible. These options let you pick formats that fit how and when you want to work.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Edward help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression, and also helps with relationships, trauma, self-esteem and many other concerns listed in his profile.
What is Edward's style in therapy?
He uses a practical, collaborative style and explains things in plain language. Sessions focus on goals, small steps and experiments to try between meetings.
What experience does he bring?
Edward has three years of professional counselling experience and has worked with employee assistance programmes such as EAP, SAP and IAP.
Which professional credential does he hold and where is he based?
He holds BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I'm outside the UK?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
Sessions can be via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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