Moira McCarthy

Moira McCarthy is a counsellor with 18 years of experience who works one to one with adults and runs group sessions. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and uses a mix of client-centred, cognitive behavioural and integrative approaches in her work.

She aims to make sessions straightforward and grounded. Moira offers a warm atmosphere where people can talk about worry, low mood, sleep problems, relationship strain, addiction or stress. She keeps language simple and focuses on practical steps alongside listening.

Her background includes running wellbeing workshops for local authorities and businesses. That work informs how she structures sessions and group time, with attention to everyday pressures such as work, parenting and caring responsibilities. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma, illness and major life changes.

Moira keeps up regular professional supervision in line with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework. That supervision is part of how she maintains standards and reflects on her practice.

In sessions she commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-based ideas. The focus is on small, practical changes people can try between meetings and clearer ways to manage sleep, anxiety and low mood.

If someone is unsure what to expect, Moira encourages an initial conversation to talk through goals, practicalities and whether her style feels like a good fit.

How Moira's approaches translate to online work