Edward Mcguinness

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and ACT

About Edward

Edward Mcguinness works with people on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression using talk-based approaches. He is a BACP-registered counsellor and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

He has supported people referred through employee assistance programmes and similar services. Sessions focus on clear conversations about what is causing distress and practical steps to manage it. He adapts the pace and focus to each person rather than following a single script.

Edward uses a mix of recognised therapeutic methods to help with emotional regulation, behaviour change and relationship issues. He aims to help people notice patterns that keep problems going and try different ways of responding. Work may include developing coping skills, practising new communication habits or examining unhelpful thinking styles.

He also offers support for stresses linked to work, caregiving, long-term illness, sexual and relationship concerns, and neurodiversity-related issues such as autism or ADHD. Edward lists additional focus areas including adoption and foster care, bereavement, body image and addiction-related difficulties.

Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients. He asks new clients to complete a short questionnaire to help match them and to arrange the first session. Fees vary with location and are applied through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Edward uses therapeutic approaches in online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them, then choose actions that fit their values; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and difficulties with motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing different behaviours to reduce distress, often used for anxiety and depression. Client‑Centred Therapy puts the person's own experience at the centre of sessions, with the counsellor offering non‑directive support so the client can arrive at their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Edward will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods as goals change. This is a collaborative process that balances practical techniques with time to reflect on feelings and relationships.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel, and make it easier to keep short check‑ins between meetings. The focus is on making sessions workable alongside everyday life rather than promising a particular mode of delivery.

Topics Edward lists

• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Traumatic brain injury
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• 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

Questions about Edward

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. He lists anxiety and related stress among his main areas of work and uses talk‑based methods to help people manage symptoms.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He uses several approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client‑Centred Therapy to guide sessions and practical work.

What experience does he have?

He has three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom and has worked with employee assistance and similar referral services.

Where is he based and registered?

He is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in English if I'm overseas?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options with the service before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin with him?

Begin by selecting the Talk to a counsellor online button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.