Deirdre MacNamara, BACP

5 years in practice

Deirdre MacNamara is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and life changes.

License and registration

BACP: 393918 · expires January 2027
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Deirdre

Deirdre MacNamara is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She aims to create a calm space where clients can talk about what matters most to them. Her manner is warm and direct, and she helps people find practical ways to cope day to day.

Deirdre draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how feelings shape relationships and personal patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred ideas and mindfulness practices to help people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and steady rather than rushed or overly clinical. Her work over five years has included community health, education and independent practice settings in the United Kingdom. She has supported people with trauma, first responder stress, eating concerns, anger, low self-esteem and depression.

Deirdre has also worked with ageing and geriatric issues, cancer, chronic illness and caregiver stress. In sessions she pays attention to cultural background and life context. She describes therapy as a collaboration where honesty, respect and empathy guide the work.

The aim is to help clients build new ways to manage difficult feelings and make clearer decisions. Deirdre offers a straightforward process that balances practical tools and deeper emotional work. People can expect gentleness alongside direct conversations about change, with steps they can try between meetings.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Deirdre names

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Online support

How these approaches work in online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name core emotions and patterns in close relationships. Online sessions use focused conversation to uncover how feelings shape behaviour and to try new responses that weaken old cycles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. In remote sessions this often involves short experiential exercises, values clarification and simple tasks to try between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means adjusting exercises, pacing and focus as the relationship develops so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have deeper conversations, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins and text messaging supports short reflections between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and medical commitments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Deirdre help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. Additional areas include eating concerns, anger, low self-esteem and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm, client-centred and collaborative. Sessions combine emotional focus with practical mindfulness and acceptance exercises.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of clinical experience working in community health, education and independent practice settings in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can international clients attend?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. This gives options for different conversational styles and time needs.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

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