- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Depression
About Vince
Vince McCumisky is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. He aims to provide respectful and sensitive support as someone takes the first steps toward change.
Vince keeps sessions practical and individualised. He adapts conversations and plans to each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all script. The focus is on helping people find clearer ways to cope, manage difficult feelings, and make decisions that feel right for them.
Background and approach
In therapy he uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address common problems such as low mood, panic, grief, and difficulties with intimacy or parenting. Sessions can include talking through difficult moments, learning tools to reduce stress, and practising small changes that build confidence over time.
He also supports people with concerns around addiction, compassion fatigue, ADHD, eating and sleeping issues, and relationship or career pressures. Additional areas of interest include attachment and abandonment, body image, chronic health challenges, and diverse sexual practices and identities. Vince works in English and accepts international clients.
He invites people to start at a pace that suits them and to shape therapy around their goals and life circumstances.
What Vince works with
Everything Vince lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vince helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- 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
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- 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
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Vince uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach he draws on helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress, including breath work, grounding exercises, and step-by-step behavioural changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Another strand of work involves careful processing of trauma and difficult experiences through guided conversation and pacing. This helps people make sense of painful events, reduce their emotional intensity, and regain a sense of control over reactions and memories.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Vince will discuss options with each person and decide together which techniques match their goals, needs, and preferences. He adjusts the plan over time so it stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people have fuller conversations with visual cues, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter sessions, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to schedule work around busy lives and different time zones.
Questions people ask about Vince
What kinds of problems does Vince help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and related difficulties such as addictions and ADHD.
How does he approach therapy?
He uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques and tailors conversations to each person. The work is practical and focused on coping strategies, emotional processing, and small behaviour changes.
What is his background and experience?
He has three years of professional counselling experience in the UK and has worked with a range of common mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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