Mark Callaway , BACP

Mark Callaway is a UK-based psychotherapist who brings more than 15 years of direct counselling experience and extensive work with complex trauma to his practice. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom, and also practices as a social worker registered with Social Work England. Mark's background includes work with adults, young people and children from age seven across a wide range of settings, such as residential childcare, family outreach, safeguarding, substance misuse services, domestic abuse support, and community mental health.

He regularly collaborates with GPs, hospitals, adult and child mental health teams, schools and care providers to offer coordinated care. Mark supports people facing addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, anxiety and stress, as well as challenges related to neurodivergence, parenting, career transitions, and long‑term health concerns. He also works with topics including adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, body image, and caregiver stress.

Meaningful moments in his work have included helping a young woman rebuild trust after domestic violence, assisting a father to connect with his adopted son, and providing stabilizing support to someone in deep crisis. He offers short‑ and long‑term counselling, often scheduling sessions in the evenings and providing a range of formats to suit individual preference, including face‑to‑face appointments, walking therapy, video calls, telephone sessions, and instant messaging.

Therapeutic approaches for online recovery and connection

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward a values-driven life. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with difficult life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust, helping people repair relationship difficulties, improve intimacy, and address the effects of abandonment or trauma.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns, making it practical for managing depression, anxiety, stress, and problems with sleep or routine.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be decided collaboratively. Mark works with clients and other licensed professionals to assess needs, goals and preferences, then adapts methods to suit each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, allowing work to fit around evenings, caregiving or mobility needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or on the move, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for the client and the therapist.