Counsellor profile
Christine McInnes, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and relationship concerns
Continue with ChristineAbout
- Addictions support
- Attachment focus
- Trauma-informed work
About Christine
Christine McInnes is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with adults facing addictions, relationship strain, family problems, trauma and abuse, and grief. Christine frames her work around self-acceptance and the personal strengths people already have.
She uses straightforward, conversational sessions to help people notice and build on what’s already working for them. Conversations focus on real-life problems such as communication difficulties, codependency, commitment worries, and family of origin issues. Christine also supports people managing chronic illness, caregiving stress, fertility and cancer-related concerns.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, psychodynamic thinking, client-centred methods and motivational interviewing. That means she pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns, listens without judgement, and helps people find motivation to change unhelpful habits. Trauma-focused techniques are used when past events are getting in the way of day-to-day living.
Sessions are practical and paced to the person. Christine helps clients recognise their own resources and experiment with small changes. She encourages honest reflection about difficult feelings such as abandonment, emptiness, or grief, while working on clearer communication and healthier boundaries.
Her work is aimed at adults wanting to address family and relationship tensions or recover from addictive or traumatic patterns. People who prefer a reflective but down-to-earth style may find her way of working useful.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections. Online sessions can help people notice repeating ways of relating and try new, clearer ways of communicating that reduce tension at home.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person to find their own answers. In this approach the therapist follows the client's concerns and helps them weigh options and make changes at their own pace.
Motivational Interviewing helps people who are stuck in habits they want to change, such as substance use or self-sabotaging relationship behaviours. It uses short, goal-focused conversations to build commitment and practical steps towards change.
Deciding on an approach is collaborative. Christine will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals, preferences and the particular problems they bring. Plans can be adjusted as work progresses so the approach remains relevant.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often use such flexibility to help people balance therapy with caring responsibilities and everyday life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family problems does she help with?
She helps with family conflicts, family of origin issues, communication problems and the stress that comes from caregiving roles.
How would she describe her way of working?
Her style is conversational and reflective, using client-centred listening alongside attachment and psychodynamic ideas to look at relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working as a counsellor in the UK.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is BACP registered and works in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use 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 in danger, use the crisis numbers.