Mati Ma, BACP
Mati Ma is a counsellor and psychotherapist who helps people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and depression.
- Relationship issues
- Self Esteem
- Career difficulties
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About Mati
Mati Ma is a counsellor and psychotherapist who helps people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and depression. He also supports those dealing with stress, anxiety, compassion fatigue, sleep problems, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Mati communicates in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Mati draws on three years of practice under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Background and approach
He uses straightforward conversation to help people name what matters and decide on small, practical steps. Sessions are paced to each person’s needs and focus on what a client wants to change in daily life. His background includes years of work with young people in school and community settings across Canada, Scotland and the UK.
That experience informs how he thinks about family of origin issues, communication problems and caregiver stress. Mati also brings personal experience as an immigrant, which shapes his interest in cultural and cross-border concerns. Common themes he addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, eating and food-related concerns, and challenges related to autism and Asperger syndrome.
He also supports people navigating kink and alternative sexual culture, commitment and control issues, and coping after disasters. Sessions tend to be calm and conversational. Mati aims to create a space where clients can talk honestly, try out new ways of relating, and build coping plans they can use between sessions.
Practical tools and clear next steps are part of his work when those are helpful.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 396347 | August 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 Mati works with
Everything Mati lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mati lists
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Online support
Because Mati uses a collaborative style, finding the best approach is part of the work together. He will check in about what methods feel useful and adjust the pace and focus based on a client’s goals and preferences. That makes it easier to try different ways of working and see what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be quicker to set up and easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging suits short check-ins, journalling between sessions, or clients who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel while keeping the same client-centred focus.
Frequently asked
What concerns does this counsellor address?
Mati helps with relationship problems, low self-esteem, career questions and depression. He also works with people facing stress, anxiety, sleep issues, trauma, compassion fatigue and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a client-centred approach that keeps the client’s goals at the centre. Sessions are conversational, with an emphasis on practical steps and clear next actions.
What is his background in counselling?
He has three years of practice listed and previous roles working with young people in schools and community settings in Canada, Scotland and the UK. That experience informs his work with family and communication issues.
What credentials and location are noted?
He is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and he is open to working with international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.
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