Mary Goggin, NCPS

Mary Goggin is a counsellor who draws on different therapeutic methods to support people through difficult feelings. She works in a calm, non-judgemental way and listens closely to help people find clearer ways forward. Mary uses her life experience alongside counselling skills to help clients consider new options and make steady progress.

Mary blends practical tools with space for reflection. She often uses techniques that help people notice and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaving, and she also explores underlying feelings and life stories when that seems useful. Sessions focus on clear goals agreed together, with regular check-ins to see how things are going.

Her work covers common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also helps people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, codependency, jealousy and difficulties around commitment and control. Practical matters like career decisions and coping with life changes are also part of her practice.

Mary has three years of experience and holds NCPS as a listed credential. She is based in the United Kingdom and is connected with community support through a local organisation offering low-cost services. Sessions are carried out in English.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. She may offer information or gentle prompts to try different ways of thinking. Together with the client she tracks progress and adapts the plan when obstacles arise, aiming to support better self-worth and more enjoyment in daily life.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move you toward a clearer life direction, which can help with anxiety, low mood and relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and tries practical steps to change patterns that hold a person back, useful for stress and worry. Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to past experiences and recurring emotional patterns to make sense of current difficulties and long-standing relationship issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. That might mean trying short-term, solution-focused tools first, or spending more time understanding deeper patterns – the plan is adjusted as progress is reviewed.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing sessions during a lunch break. It can also offer shorter check-ins when problems need quick attention and longer sessions when more reflection is required. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt how they work to suit different practical needs.