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Edward Mcguinness

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Edward Mcguinness, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - Anger and anxiety support

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 407886
  • Experience3 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Anger management work
  • CBT and ACT approaches
  • Workplace referrals experience

About Edward

Edward Mcguinness is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience and BACP registration. He works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and anger. Sessions are presented in straightforward language and aimed at practical change rather than labels.

Edward’s background includes supporting people via employee assistance programmes and other workplace referral services. He draws on several evidence-informed approaches to help people manage strong emotions, cope with setbacks, and improve day-to-day functioning. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what can be done differently.

In sessions he uses Client-Centred techniques to listen and reflect, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to examine unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. He also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and build useful habits. These methods are used to address anger, grief, addiction patterns, sleep and eating concerns, and career-related stress.

Edward keeps the work practical. That might mean learning short skills to reduce reactivity, testing out small behaviour changes between meetings, or mapping triggers that lead to heated responses. He encourages planning for gradual change rather than sudden fixes.

He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Edward commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into his online work. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical skills to test and change unhelpful patterns. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and building small actions that reflect those values, even when emotions are difficult.

Client-Centred ideas also shape his style, which means conversations aim to be listening-led and responsive to the person in front of him. Together the counsellor and client decide which approach or mix of approaches to try based on current needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can be reviewed over time.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these practical advantages to help people maintain consistency with sessions alongside work and family commitments.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he focus on?

He works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and anger among other issues.

How would he approach my anger?

He uses practical conversations, skill-building and behaviour experiments to reduce reactivity and manage triggers.

What is his professional background?

He is a counsellor with three years of professional experience and has worked with employee assistance and similar workplace services.

What are his credentials and where is he based?

He is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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