Danny Byrne

• Anxiety and depression
• CBT and mindfulness
• Attachment-based work

About Danny

Danny Byrne works with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties and addictive patterns using down-to-earth, practical methods. He is a BACP counsellor with eight years' experience in the UK.

Danny uses straightforward conversation and practical tools rather than jargon. He draws on cognitive behavioural approaches for structure and skills, and client-centred methods to help people feel heard. He also attends to the impact of trauma when relevant, and works with clients to reduce overwhelming feelings and unhelpful cycles.

He helps with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, sleep and eating problems, addiction and compulsive behaviours, low self-esteem, anger, grief and career questions. He also supports people navigating intimate and relationship issues, parenting strain, compassion fatigue and the challenges of neurodiversity such as autism and ADHD.

Danny also offers support around attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care, body image and sexual subcultures including kink. He addresses complex presentations such as co-morbidity, antisocial or avoidant personality patterns, and communication or control problems.

Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Clients work on manageable steps, learn coping strategies and practise new patterns between sessions. Danny aims to help people reduce distress, improve day-to-day coping and build confidence in handling difficult situations.

To begin, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session. He works in English and accepts international clients.

How his approaches work when counselling online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness and repeated interpersonal responses so they can try different ways of relating.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, uses clear steps and exercises to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and replace them with more effective alternatives. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and compulsive patterns.

Mindfulness teaching offers practical attention exercises to reduce reactivity and improve awareness of thoughts and bodily sensations, which can help with stress and sleep issues.

Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. Danny will discuss needs, goals and preferences and test methods in early sessions to see what helps most. This collaborative stance means approaches can be adapted as work progresses.

Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and other commitments and can allow shorter check-ins or evening appointments. Video, phone or chat options may offer different practical benefits such as being on camera or using less bandwidth, so consider which fits your daily routine when you arrange sessions.

Topics Danny lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Danny

Does he work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. He supports adults with anxiety, depression and related stress reactions using structured tools and conversation.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness, and factors in attachment and trauma where relevant.

What experience does he have?

Danny has eight years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

Is he registered and where is he based?

He is BACP registered and practices from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats should be checked at the point of scheduling.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start with him?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.