Gary Main, BACP

Gary Main is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has 25 years of professional experience and helps with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression and coping with life changes.

Gary has worked in a range of settings, including charities and 14 years inside NHS service provision. He uses what he has learned in those roles to shape practical sessions. He aims to make therapy straightforward and down to earth. Sessions focus on the issues you bring and on clear next steps.

His work covers caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, panic attacks, self-love, sexuality and social phobia. He talks with people about how these difficulties affect daily life and routines.

Gary draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. He uses these approaches to help people notice what matters to them, work with strong emotions, and find more workable ways of relating to themselves and others.

Sessions are intended to be practical and conversational. Expect to be listened to, to try small changes between meetings, and to review what helps. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

Gary practises in the United Kingdom and conducts work in English. International clients are accepted, and session arrangements are confirmed when booking.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling