Margaret Brannigan

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and grief
• Client-Centred Therapy

About Margaret

Margaret Brannigan works with people on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and relationship concerns using a person-centred way of working. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 11 years' experience in counselling practice.

Margaret uses a client-centred approach that treats the person as the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting and helping people make choices that move them forward. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help with unhelpful thinking patterns and practical steps for change.

Her work covers a wide range of issues including depression, addictions, sleeping and eating concerns, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also supports people experiencing compassion fatigue, ADHD-related difficulties, intimacy and sexual issues, and complex loss such as family bereavement.

Margaret has spent her career helping people problem-solve and clarify the next steps they want to take. She has experience with clients across adulthood and has supported people with long-term illness, caregiver stress, body image and communication problems. Sessions aim to identify practical options as well as emotional understanding.

People can expect a straightforward style that combines listening with goal-focused work when needed. Margaret also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to support change and strengthen coping skills.

To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session. Costs vary with location and are arranged via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Margaret draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural methods to shape online sessions. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and reflecting back what is said, which helps people make sense of their feelings and choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers practical techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviours, useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

She also uses elements of mindfulness to develop present-moment awareness and motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative: the counsellor and client review goals and try methods that fit what the person wants to achieve.

If you want online sessions, please confirm which session formats are offered before booking as the biography does not specify formats. Many people find online counselling helps fit sessions into a busy week, reduces travel time and can make shorter check-ins easier to arrange around work or caring commitments. Margaret will discuss how to structure sessions so they work with practical life demands and therapeutic aims.

Topics Margaret lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• 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 problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Traumatic brain injury
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Margaret

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She works with anxiety and related concerns such as stress and panic symptoms using person-centred methods and CBT ideas.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her main approach is client-centred counselling, with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and motivational interviewing as needed.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years' experience working as a counsellor and mediator across a range of presenting issues.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with people outside the UK?

Yes. She accepts international clients as part of her practice.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.