Andrew Mclay, BACP
Andrew Mclay is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- Grief
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About Andrew
Andrew Mclay is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. He works with people facing grief, loss and major life changes, and he recognises that loss can take many shapes beyond bereavement. His manner is warm, steady and down-to-earth, helping people talk through what feels hard without pressure to hurry the process.
Andrew offers a calm space to make sense of difficult feelings. He listens to each person’s story and helps them name the changes and losses they carry.
Background and approach
Sessions move at whatever pace feels right, with practical ways to cope alongside time to reflect. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and trauma-focused thinking to shape conversations. That means he helps people notice what matters to them, explore their feelings, and work through painful memories in ways that fit their situation.
Clients commonly come to him for relationship issues, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction concerns, anger and problems with self-esteem. He also offers support around family problems, eating and body image issues, ADHD and attachment or abandonment worries. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
People can join from the UK or internationally and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 407496 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Andrew works with
Everything Andrew lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Andrew lists
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Online support
Client-Centred Therapy offers a non-judgemental space where the counsellor listens closely and reflects what matters to the person. This approach is useful when someone needs to feel heard, make sense of emotions or rebuild confidence.
Trauma-Focused Therapy targets the impact of distressing experiences by helping people process painful memories and reduce their ongoing effects. It can help with trauma, abuse and the after-effects of difficult events.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor works collaboratively to choose techniques that match a person’s goals, needs and preferences. That might mean mixing elements of the approaches above and adjusting methods as progress is made.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls create a face-to-face feel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or when travel is difficult, while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
Frequently asked
What kinds of issues does Andrew help with?
He works with grief and loss, relationship and family problems, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction and self-esteem concerns, among other issues.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is warm, steady and down-to-earth. He offers time to reflect and practical ways to cope without rushing people to move on.
What is his professional background?
He has five years of experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist and draws on approaches that address trauma and personal meaning.
Where is he based and how is he registered?
He is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP credentialing as supplied in his profile.
Can sessions be arranged in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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