Moira McCarthy, BACP, NCPS

Moira McCarthy is a counsellor with 18 years' experience helping adults aged 18 and over in individual therapy and group settings. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and uses a mix of approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship troubles and other life challenges.

She offers straightforward, person-focused sessions where listening comes first. Moira aims to make people feel heard and able to speak openly about grief, trauma, addiction, mood concerns and self-esteem issues. She also supports people facing caring responsibilities, chronic illness, adoption and foster care questions, and parenting strain.

Her work draws on Client-Centred Therapy alongside cognitive and emotion-focused methods. That means conversations are led by the person's needs while also including practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She blends this with attachment-informed ideas when relationship and trust issues are central.

Moira has run wellbeing workshops for local authorities and businesses as well as one-to-one therapy. She attends regular clinical supervision and follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework in her practice. This keeps her work aligned with professional standards.

Sessions are intended to be calm and down-to-earth. People looking for help with jealousy, infidelity, family conflict, career stress or coping with life changes may find her approach relevant. Prospective clients can read on to learn about how she tends to work and how to begin.

How Moira's approaches work in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take steps that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on an open, non-judgemental conversation where the person's own goals guide the work; it supports self-esteem, grief and relational concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand and shift emotional responses that keep problems repeating.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist and client will consider what matters most, try methods that suit the person's preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where goals and techniques are agreed together.

The biography notes Moira runs one-to-one and group sessions, so please confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time, and keep appointments during periods of high caring demands or work pressure. Some formats may be simpler for short check-ins or when less bandwidth is available, while others suit deeper conversational work that benefits from seeing facial cues. Ask about the best option for your needs when you book.