Moira McCarthy , BACP, NCPS

Moira McCarthy is a counsellor with 18 years of experience working one-to-one and in groups. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises in the United Kingdom. Moira uses straightforward, person-centred ways of working to help people who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck.

Clients often come for help with anxiety, stress, depression and bereavement. Moira also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, low self-esteem and relationship concerns. She works with practical life problems such as sleeping difficulties, parenting strain and career questions.

Her approach draws on several methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-focused work and emotionally-focused techniques. Sessions are conversational and aim to identify thoughts and patterns that make life harder, and to try small changes that make a difference.

Moira runs wellbeing workshops for local organisations and uses group work alongside individual counselling. She attends regular supervision and follows the framework set out by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

People looking for support with issues linked to abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family matters, body image, chronic illness or caregiver stress may find her approach helpful. Sessions are offered in English and Moira works with international clients when arrangements suit both parties.

How Moira’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and take action based on personal values rather than feeling driven by worry. It can help with anxiety, stress and coping with big life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that began in early relationships and how they affect current connections and self-worth. This work can support people dealing with abandonment, adoption and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Moira collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, short text check-ins suit busy days, and live chat can work for quicker moments of support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.