- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Mark
Mark Byatt is a counsellor who focuses on helping parents and adults manage stress, anxiety and life changes. He uses straightforward, practical sessions to help people talk through parenting challenges, relationship strain and emotional pain. Mark works from a place of calm listening and steady support.
He draws on ten years of experience working in the United Kingdom. His approach is collaborative - he asks questions, listens carefully and helps people set small, realistic steps.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at making daily life feel more manageable and improving coping skills. Mark practises Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Existential Therapy. That means he offers time to reflect and be heard, tools to change unhelpful thinking patterns, and space to consider life meaning and values.
He adapts these methods to the issues a person brings to sessions. People come to him for a wide range of concerns, including parenting stress, depression, trauma and addictions. He also supports work on self-esteem, grief, anger and career pressures.
Mark can help people explore attachment, abandonment or caregiving strain when these affect everyday life. Sessions are available in English and can be arranged online for international clients. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that suit them.
What Mark works with
Everything Mark lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mark helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mark lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapy methods meet online flexibility
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person and their experience at the centre of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement, reflects feelings and helps people feel understood. This approach is useful when someone needs space to talk through parenting stress, grief or relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical ways to change thinking and behaviour. Sessions include exercises and small tasks to try between meetings, which can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits. CBT works well online because tasks and worksheets are easy to share and review remotely.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options, try methods and adjust based on needs and goals. This is a collaborative process where the person's feedback shapes what happens next.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is good for a full conversation and non-verbal cues, phone can be simpler if bandwidth is limited, and text or chat suits short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel, and to keep continuity when life is busy.
Questions people ask about Mark
What issues does Mark focus on?
He works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, parenting, trauma and addiction. Additional areas include self-esteem, grief, anger and career-related pressures.
How does he approach therapy?
Sessions mix Client-Centred listening with practical CBT tools and existential reflection. This means time to talk, exercises to shift unhelpful thoughts, and space to consider life values.
What background does he bring to sessions?
He has ten years of experience working in the United Kingdom in both personal and charity settings. That experience informs a steady, supportive way of working.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is listed with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients who can take part in online sessions.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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