Mark Callaway, BACP

Mark Callaway is a UK-based counsellor with a practical, steady approach. He has 15 years of direct counselling experience and works with people facing a wide range of difficulties, including sexual intimacy issues, addiction, anxiety and grief. He uses everyday language in sessions and aims to help people take small, manageable steps toward feeling more in control.

He combines several well-known ways of working to suit each person. Mark draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and choose values-led action. He uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used when practical skills can ease symptoms and change unhelpful thinking.

His background includes work across mental health, social care and safeguarding settings. He has collaborated with GPs, hospitals, schools and community teams during his career. This experience informs how he supports people dealing with trauma, relationship breakdown and complex life events.

Sessions can be short or longer term and are scheduled largely in the evenings to fit working lives. Formats he has used include face-to-face, walking therapy, video, telephone and instant messaging. Check current session options before booking to confirm what is available.

Mark is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He practises in the United Kingdom and offers work in English.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Mark often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to small actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and problems where avoidance gets in the way.

He also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when trust, closeness or repeated relational problems are the main concern. He uses Client-Centred principles too, offering a calm, non-judgemental space where a person’s own pace and goals guide the work.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Mark will work with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Practical benefits of online work include easier scheduling around work and family, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and the option to use video or telephone if that suits someone better. The biography lists video and telephone among formats he has used, but readers should confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to keep continuity between appointments and fit therapy into everyday life.