Margaret Finnegan , BACP

Margaret Finnegan is a qualified integrative therapeutic counsellor with five years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She has worked both one-to-one and with groups to promote mental health awareness, bringing practical experience from community and therapeutic settings. As a mature practitioner she draws on personal lived experience to empathise with clients and to offer grounded, relatable support.

Margaret combines an integrative approach with a developing focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She is beginning a CPCAB Level 5 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy diploma in September to expand and refine her clinical skills. Her practice emphasises the links between thoughts, emotions and bodily experience, helping clients become more aware of how mind and body interact and how that connection shapes everyday wellbeing.

Clients work with Margaret to explore unhelpful thought patterns, to build self-compassion and to address feelings of guilt, shame, isolation or social anxiety. She aims to create a respectful, collaborative space where people can navigate difficult emotions, discover practical coping strategies and strengthen their capacity for self-love and connection.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Margaret draws on client-centered therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support people working with stress, anxiety, relationships and grief. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening deeply and responding with empathy so clients feel understood; it helps when someone needs a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to explore emotions and personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, making it useful for anxiety, low mood and social fears.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Margaret works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts tools from these approaches as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Margaret is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different lifestyles and communication preferences. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel needs and allow people to choose the format that feels most comfortable as they work toward clearer thinking, improved coping and stronger self-connection.