Maxine Bailey, BACP
Maxine Bailey is a counsellor with three decades of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Self Esteem
- Career difficulties
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About Maxine
Maxine Bailey is a counsellor with three decades of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She offers straightforward support for career worries, motivation struggles and other life challenges. Maxine aims to make the first step feel safer and more manageable for anyone unsure about therapy.
She works in a respectful and compassionate way. Conversations are shaped around each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
That means practical talk about what feels hard now and simple steps to try between sessions. Maxine has worked across a wide range of concerns during her career, including grief, trauma, addiction and relationship issues. She also supports people dealing with sleep and eating problems, anger, bipolar mood challenges and compassion fatigue.
Her experience includes helping clients with neurodiversity and adoption or foster care related issues. Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and in tailoring methods to what a client finds useful. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, building coping skills and improving day-to-day functioning.
Maxine encourages realistic goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Sessions can be arranged for people inside the United Kingdom and for international clients. Conversations are offered in English and scheduled in formats that fit modern life.
Maxine describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s priorities lead the way.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 393268 | May 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 Maxine works with
Everything Maxine lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk about what matters most to the client, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. The work is collaborative so the client’s preferences guide which techniques are used and how fast to progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and suit quick check-ins or people who do not want to be on camera. Live chat and messaging can fit into tight schedules and allow short updates between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, family life and different time zones.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, plus concerns such as grief, trauma, addictions and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on understanding patterns, building coping skills and setting realistic goals that fit daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this counsellor?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Work takes place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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