Vince McCumisky

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression support

About Vince

Vince McCumisky works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and major life changes. He offers one-to-one counselling conversations and practical support designed around each person’s situation. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience.

Vince uses straightforward discussion and practical steps to help people manage symptoms and make decisions. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small changes that can reduce distress. He tailors the pace of work to the individual and listens for practical obstacles that get in the way of progress.

Clients bring a wide range of concerns, including relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, parenting strain, work stress and career questions. He also supports people dealing with addiction issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem, and challenges linked to autism, ADHD and attachment issues.

Vince works with identity and diversity matters such as LGBT concerns, and with less common focus areas like adoption and foster care, BDSM and kink culture. He also offers support around long-term health issues, chronic pain and caregiving stress.

His approach aims to make therapy practical and accessible. Initial conversations identify immediate priorities and the next steps. People who want to start are asked to use the site matching tool to book a first session and discuss how to structure ongoing work.

How therapeutic approaches and remote sessions can work

Vince draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on current difficulties and practical change. One common approach involves structured conversation and goal-setting to break problems into manageable steps, which is helpful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Another focuses on processing distressing events through careful, paced discussion to reduce their ongoing effect and help with trauma-related difficulties.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Vince will discuss options with each person and agree a way of working based on their needs, goals and preferences. He treats this as a collaborative process and reviews the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list which remote session types are available, so please confirm the current formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people keep appointments while away from their usual place of work, or choose simpler audio-only contact when video would be difficult.

Topics Vince lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coaching
• 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
• 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
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• 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
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Vince

Does he help with anxiety and stress?

Yes. He works with people who have stress and anxiety and offers practical ways to reduce their impact.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He provides one-to-one counselling conversations that focus on present difficulties and practical steps to manage them.

How much experience does he have?

He has three years of professional work experience in the UK.

Is he a registered counsellor in the UK?

He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in English if I live abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and work uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with him?

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