- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About David
David Mayes is a counsellor with eight years of experience working in the United Kingdom. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. David aims to make early conversations relaxed and straightforward so people can say what matters to them.
David uses a client-centred way of working that focuses on listening and responding to what each person brings. Sessions are conversational and led by the client’s concerns, whether that is stress, anxiety, depression or coping with major life changes.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing grief, trauma and issues around intimacy or addiction. He has experience across a range of settings, including NHS services, IAPT and prison work, and has worked with clients both in person and online. That background means he is used to short-term and longer-term support and to adapting to different needs and circumstances.
People come to David for help with relationship questions, parenting matters, family concerns and communication problems. He also supports those dealing with ADHD, burnout, chronic illness, body image and more specific issues such as attachment or abandonment concerns. David aims to be warm, approachable and non-judgemental in sessions.
He prioritises respect and politeness and works alongside people to help them make changes that matter. If someone prefers sessions by phone, video, live chat or messaging, he is able to offer those formats for ongoing work.
What David works with
Everything David lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else David helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- 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
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches David lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Client-centred care delivered online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and working at the client’s pace. The therapist reflects what he hears and helps people find their own solutions, which is useful for concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship or parenting worries.Because David uses a client-centred approach, choosing the right way to work is a shared process. He will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree together whether video, phone or messaging fits best for the work they want to do.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and hold a longer therapy conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need more frequent, brief contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel while keeping the focus on the themes the person wants to address.
Questions people ask about David
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He supports people with anxiety, stress, depression, grief and trauma, along with addictions, intimacy issues and parenting or family-related worries.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He works in a client-centred way that focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. Sessions aim to be warm, non-judgemental and conversational.
What is his professional background?
He has eight years of experience and has worked in settings such as IAPT, the NHS and in a forensic environment, alongside offering online and phone sessions.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practices in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can sessions be held in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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