Francis Mutero

• Attachment work
• CBT techniques
• Relationship issues

About Francis

Francis Mutero helps people address stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief and a wide range of practical issues. He works in a humanistic, integrative way and uses conversational, client-led sessions to help people understand what’s happening and try different ways of coping. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has 13 years of experience in the UK.

He draws on several approaches to match what the person needs. He often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how close relationships affect current behaviour. He also uses cognitive behavioural methods to identify patterns of thinking and test new behaviours in daily life. Emotionally-focused work is used when the focus is on feelings in relationships and intimacy-related difficulties.

Francis has worked with people dealing with parenting and fatherhood concerns, caring responsibilities and compassion fatigue. He has experience supporting people with sleeping difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, career stress and coping with life changes. He can also work with addiction-related issues including drug and alcohol misuse and other compulsive behaviours.

He has supported clients through bereavement, separation and divorce, and with family of origin issues and communication problems. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, dissociation, control problems and feelings of emptiness.

Sessions are offered in English, Ndebele and Shona. He accepts international clients and works with people across different cultural backgrounds. To begin, users follow the site matching process and book their first session.

How his approaches shape online counselling

Francis commonly uses attachment-based work to look at patterns in close relationships and how past bonds affect current behaviour. This approach helps when relationship trust, intimacy or family of origin issues are the focus. He also uses client-centred methods that keep sessions led by the person, allowing them to set the pace and topics for discussion.

He frequently applies cognitive behavioural therapy to spot unhelpful thought patterns and try new practical strategies between sessions. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and coping with life changes. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process; the counsellor and client review goals and try methods that fit the persons needs and preferences as therapy progresses.

The practical benefits of counselling arranged through the site include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. The site uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, but the exact session formats should be confirmed before booking. Registered or accredited professionals on the site work with clients to plan session length and timing so counselling can fit around work, caring duties or other commitments.

Topics Francis lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Depression
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• 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
• Immigration issues
• Isolation and loneliness
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Francis

Does he work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. He helps people with anxiety and stress using cognitive behavioural techniques and other approaches.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He offers humanistic and integrative counselling drawing on attachment-based, client-centred and CBT methods.

How much experience does he have?

He has 13 years of experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom.

Is he a registered counsellor in the UK?

He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English, Ndebele and Shona.

Does he take clients outside the UK?

Yes. He accepts international clients.

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 counselling with him?

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