Deirdre MacNamara , BACP

Deirdre MacNamara is a BACP registered counsellor based in the Cheshire West area of England. As a BACP registered counsellor she is affiliated with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK, and brings a reflective, person-focused stance to her clinical work.

She has provided direct mental health counselling to young people and adults, including older adults, for a range of concerns. Her experience includes work with anxiety, relationship difficulties in work and family contexts, trauma, grief and loss, depression, gender identity issues and trauma affecting key workers and first responders. Deirdre has worked across community health services, educational settings and private practice, and has experience working with indigenous people and within multicultural workplaces and learning environments.

Deirdre places careful attention on cultural factors and on how relationships, environment, personal history and family systems shape wellbeing. Her practice emphasises compassion, respect and warmth within the therapeutic relationship. Her clinical approach draws on Mindfulness, Compassion Focused Therapy, Compassionate Enquiry and the Rogerian person-centred model. She aims to meet clients where they are and to collaborate on a treatment plan that fits their needs. Deirdre is available to support and empower clients as they take steps toward greater wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions for meaningful change

Mindfulness Therapy supports learning to notice thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations with gentle attention. This approach helps people manage stress, anxiety and low mood by building awareness and practical skills to stay present in everyday life.

Client-Centered Therapy, rooted in the Rogerian person-centred tradition, involves a non-judgemental, empathetic therapeutic relationship that prioritises the client’s own experience. It is well suited to people seeking to explore self-esteem, life transitions and personal growth while feeling heard and accepted.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and working with core emotions and attachment needs. It can help people process difficult emotional experiences and improve how they relate to others, which is useful for relationship difficulties and trauma-related distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Deirdre works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences and adapts the approach as therapy progresses.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. These options support ongoing access to licensed professionals and allow clients to receive consistent care despite geographical or scheduling constraints.