Edward Mcguinness, BACP
3 years in practice
Edward Mcguinness is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 407886 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Edward
Edward Mcguinness is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, trauma and addiction concerns.
Edward aims to create a respectful and compassionate space for each person he meets. Edward uses a mix of practical talking and structured tools. He adapts sessions to the needs of the person in front of him rather than following a fixed script.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on immediate problems and on small steps that can make life feel more manageable. He draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people better understand and express difficult feelings. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to explore values and build flexible coping, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns.
Edward has worked with employee assistance programmes and other occupational supports, gaining experience with practical, work-related stresses. He describes his role as supportive and empowering, helping people find the next right step for their situation. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and pace.
Edward encourages straightforward conversation about what is and isn’t helping. He aims to make the process feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Edward lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- 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 counseling
- 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 Edward names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Edward's approaches translate to online therapy
Edward draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and express core emotions that shape their relationships and self-view. That approach can be useful for people who feel stuck repeating the same emotional patterns.He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and to build flexible ways of responding to difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and change thinking habits that increase distress, such as patterns that feed anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Edward will discuss your needs, values and practical goals and suggest ways of combining methods that suit you. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as you progress.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth or easier to fit into a work break, and chat or messaging can provide short check-ins or written reflection between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up with alongside everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Edward help with?
He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and addiction-related problems.
What is his approach in sessions?
His style blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive techniques to help people name feelings, clarify values and change unhelpful thinking.
What background does he have?
Edward has three years of professional counselling experience and has worked with employee assistance and occupational programmes.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Edward is available to work with international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose the format that suits their routine.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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