- Years in practice
- 15
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Mark
Mark Callaway is a UK-based counsellor with 15 years of direct practice. He helps parents and individuals manage stress, anxiety, depression and parenting concerns in straightforward, practical ways. Mark uses clear language and a calm manner so people can talk about difficult things without feeling overwhelmed.
He draws on a range of approaches to suit different needs. Sessions often focus on day-to-day strategies parents can use at home and ways to rebuild relationships that matter to them.
Background and approach
Mark offers short-term support and longer-term counselling depending on what someone needs. His background includes many years working with trauma, safeguarding, substance misuse and residential childcare. That experience informs how he responds to complex situations and crisis points.
He has worked alongside GPs, hospitals, mental health teams and schools to coordinate practical help. Mark is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He also practises as a social worker in adult mental health and has experience supporting people across a wide range of concerns, including grief, addiction, neurodivergence and parenting strain.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Evening appointments are common, and the format is chosen to suit each person’s routine and needs. To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
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.
- 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 counselling
- 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Mark’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, stress and parenting decisions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful patterns of thinking and testing small changes in behaviour. This can be useful for low mood, sleep problems and practical coping strategies around daily routines.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current connections. It is helpful when people want to repair trust, improve closeness or understand patterns in family life.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Mark works collaboratively to identify what feels most useful for each person, adjusting methods as goals and needs change over time.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, messaging works for brief reflections and ongoing support, and chat offers a middle ground for real-time text conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school or childcare commitments, and to continue work between appointments when helpful.
Questions people ask about Mark
What concerns does Mark help with?
He supports people with a wide range of issues including addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, stress, anxiety, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain and self-esteem.
What is the overall approach in sessions?
Sessions are practical and person-centred, using methods such as cognitive behavioural work and emotionally-focused exercises to help people manage feelings and try new ways of relating.
What experience does he bring to therapy?
Mark has 15 years of direct counselling experience and over a decade working with complex trauma and related settings such as residential childcare and substance misuse services.
What credentials and location are shown?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging so people can pick the format that fits their day-to-day life.
How does cost and payment work?
Pricing varies with region and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process for getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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