About Edward
Edward Mcguinness is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience. He focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or problems in relationships. He uses respectful, sensitive and compassionate care to help people take the next steps towards change.
Edward has worked with employee assistance programmes and similar support services, and brings that experience into one-to-one counselling. Sessions are tailored to each person, with a treatment plan shaped around their goals and circumstances.
Background and approach
He aims to make the work straightforward and achievable. His practice covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, self-esteem and confidence, addictions, grief, and changes in life or career. He also supports people dealing with intimacy and sexual concerns, sleep or eating difficulties, and the complexities of parenting and blended family situations.
Edward uses a mix of approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred methods. These are applied simply - for example by helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, try out small changes, and focus on what matters most to them. He welcomes conversations about LGBT issues and other identity concerns and adapts sessions to each person.
To start, people complete a short questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Edward describes counselling as a collaborative process aimed at practical gains and clearer direction.
What Edward works with
Everything Edward lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Edward is listed here; the rest shows what else Edward works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Edward lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and supports practical skills like thought checking and behavioural experiments for issues such as anxiety, sleep problems and depression. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and following the person's pace to build clarity and self-trust; it can help when someone needs space to make sense of intense feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then decide together which methods to try. That means sessions can adapt over time as different strategies are tested and reviewed.
The biography does not specify which session formats are currently offered, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also mean quieter surroundings, less need for video, or scheduling around work breaks depending on what the person prefers. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally use these practical advantages to help people keep therapy consistent with daily life.
Questions people ask about Edward
What kinds of problems can be brought to counselling?
Edward works with a broad range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, grief and addictions. He also helps with self-esteem, sleep or eating issues, parenting strain and career change.
What is Edward's style in sessions?
His approach is respectful and practical. He tailors conversation and plans to the person's goals and focuses on small, achievable steps towards improvement.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Edward has three years of professional counselling experience and has worked with employee assistance and similar programmes during that time.
Which credential does he hold and where is he based?
He holds BACP as the listed credential and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he is available for international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to see him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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