Mark Callaway, BACP
15 years in practice
Mark Callaway is a UK-based counsellor with 15 years of direct therapy experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 182905 · expires December 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- 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 Mark
Mark Callaway is a UK-based counsellor with 15 years of direct therapy experience. He offers steady, practical support for people facing loss, addiction, relationship strain, mood difficulties and other stressful life changes. Mark explains things plainly and helps people find ways to cope day to day.
He blends existential thinking with practical methods to help people make meaning from hard experiences. That means talking about values, choices and how to live with uncertainty alongside hands-on skills to manage mood and behaviour.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Mark trained and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He also has long experience working in adult mental health and social care settings.
That background informs a flexible approach to complex problems rather than a single fixed method. People come to him for a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. He also supports those coping with grief, caregiving stress, neurodivergence and changes such as adoption or bereavement.
Therapy can be short or long term and is offered through video, phone, live chat, text messaging or face to face when suitable. Mark usually works in the evenings and adapts session style to what helps each person most. His practice focuses on clear, conversational work that balances understanding with practical steps.
The aim is to steady people in the present while they find a clearer way forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mark lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- 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 / AIDS
- 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
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mark names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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
How Mark’s approaches work online and in sessions
Mark uses Existential Therapy to help people think about purpose, choice and meaning when life feels confusing or overwhelming. This approach is useful for people facing big changes, grief or questions about identity because it focuses on values and personal direction.He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, which teaches skills to accept difficult feelings while choosing actions that match personal values. ACT can help with anxiety, depression and ongoing stress by building psychological flexibility.
Attachment-Based Therapy is another strand he uses to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. This can be helpful when someone struggles with trust, intimacy or repeated relationship issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mark will discuss options and decide together what feels most useful based on the person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process can evolve as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provide practical flexibility. Video lets people see and hear each other for a fuller conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing contact between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or mobility needs while keeping the focus on outcomes.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Mark commonly help with?
He supports people with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and career concerns, and related challenges.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He combines an existential outlook with practical techniques from approaches such as CBT and ACT. Sessions balance exploring meaning with skill-building to manage symptoms.
What background does he bring to sessions?
Mark has 15 years of direct counselling experience and long work in adult mental health and social care settings, which informs his approach to complex presentations.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as well as face to face when appropriate.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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