Counsellor profile
Tim McLoughlin, NCPS
Counsellor for relationships and parenting
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- Anxiety and depression
- Attachment based work
- CBT and mindfulness
About Tim
Tim McLoughlin NCPS is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with nine years' experience. He works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain and parenting concerns. He also supports people dealing with addiction, self-esteem and life changes.
Before working in private practice Tim spent time supporting people in hospice settings. That work included helping those facing terminal illness and people who had recently lost someone. He has also worked with clients on career stress, obsessive-compulsive concerns and a wide range of emotional and interpersonal difficulties.
Tim draws on several approaches when talking with clients. He uses cognitive-behavioural ideas to look at thoughts and behaviours. He brings psychodynamic thinking to patterns from the past that affect present life.
He also uses client-centred and attachment-based ways of working to focus on the relationship in the room and how people form close bonds. Mindfulness techniques are used to help with anxiety, intrusive thoughts and everyday stress. Tim aims to keep sessions practical and conversational, with an emphasis on clearer communication and problem solving.
People who come to him often want straightforward help with difficult feelings, parenting pressures, bereavement, or relationship difficulties. He invites clients to set goals and to review progress over time. For those wanting to begin, there is a short matching questionnaire and a first session can then be scheduled.
How sessions work
How Tim uses therapy approaches online
Tim commonly combines cognitive-behavioural and attachment-based ideas in his work. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small changes in behaviour; it can help with anxiety, low mood and compulsive patterns. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and reacting, and can help with relationship strain, intimacy issues and parenting difficulties. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tim will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then agree a way of working together. That means picking techniques and exercises that fit the client's situation and adjusting them as progress is reviewed. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy week, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break. It can also make it easier to access someone who has experience with bereavement, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns even if they are not local.Areas of focus
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting concerns, addiction and related issues.
What is his therapy style like?
His style is conversational and interactive, drawing on client-centred, attachment and psychodynamic ideas alongside cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness techniques.
How much experience does he have?
He has nine years of clinical experience working both in private practice and in hospice settings.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is listed with the NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as format details are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select 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.