John Mclaughlin, BACP
6 years in practice
John Mclaughlin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 397451 · expires December 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About John
John Mclaughlin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He holds BACP registration, and brings six years of professional experience to sessions. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and motivation issues.
He also supports people dealing with relationship and family concerns, mood changes and addiction-related problems. John aims to build a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings. He keeps conversation straightforward and practical.
Background and approach
People can expect a blend of talking and simple tasks to try between sessions. His work draws on Jungian ideas alongside cognitive behavioural and acceptance-based approaches. That mix helps people look at patterns in thinking and feeling, and to try small changes that can ease day-to-day life.
Attachment-based and client-centred ways of working shape how he relates to each person. John has experience with grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues as well as challenges around sleep, eating and career stress. He also notes experience supporting those with ADHD, compassion fatigue and parenting strain.
He can discuss additional concerns such as abandonment, adoption-related matters and long-term health stressors. Sessions are offered in English and John is available to work with international clients. He uses a practical, collaborative style and focuses on what can be done next to make life a little easier.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything John lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- 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
- 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
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / 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 / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches John names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
John often draws on Jungian therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas in his work. Jungian therapy looks at personal patterns and symbolic material to help people understand recurring themes in their life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values. Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationship patterns still shape current closeness and trust.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. John will discuss options and try approaches that match a person's goals and preferences. He treats therapy as a collaboration and adjusts methods as needs change.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls work well for a fuller face-to-face sense, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer written conversation. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, travel or caregiving commitments and offer flexibility in how people choose to engage with therapy.
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Questions people ask
What issues does this counsellor help with?
John helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and relationship concerns. He also works with people facing addiction, grief, trauma, sleep and eating difficulties among other issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He offers a straightforward, collaborative approach that mixes talking with practical tasks. The tone is non-judgemental and focused on small steps that clients can try between sessions.
What is his professional background?
He has six years of professional experience working in counselling roles. That experience includes supporting people with mood, relationship and life-change concerns.
Where is he based and what credentials does he hold?
He is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as supplied in his profile.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
Sessions can be provided to international clients, and he supports people who are not resident in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?
John offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These formats allow flexibility depending on the client's needs and schedule.
How does payment and getting started work?
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