Stephen Buck

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT and mindfulness
• Relationship and family

About Stephen

Stephen Buck works on stress, anxiety, relationships, family issues, depression, addictions and a wide range of other concerns using a mix of practical and reflective methods. He is a BACP counsellor and has 15 years of clinical experience. He accepts international clients and offers counselling from the United Kingdom in English.

Stephen uses a client-centred base and draws on cognitive behavioural ideas, existential thinking and mindfulness in his sessions. He combines talking, practical exercises and motivational techniques to help people manage symptoms and make decisions. Sessions can be short term for focused goals or longer term for deeper work.

He has supported people with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexual culture matters including BDSM and kink, gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns, and issues linked to parenting, fatherhood and adoption or foster care. Eating, sleeping and body image struggles are also within his scope alongside career pressure, compassion fatigue and addictions.

Stephen describes his style as interactive and collaborative. He works with clients to set aims and review progress. Techniques can include thought records, mindfulness practice and exploring personal values and life choices.

He also brings experience advising organisations on workplace coaching, mental health at work and HR-related concerns. Before booking, confirm the session formats currently offered by selecting the Talk to a counsellor online button and completing the matching questionnaire.

How Stephen uses therapeutic approaches online

Stephen commonly combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practice. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship to help people clarify what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy breaks down thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve calm.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stephen will discuss your needs and preferences and agree together which methods to try. That plan can be adjusted as you go, with regular review of goals and how the sessions are progressing.

Check the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can use this flexibility to blend practical exercises, thought work and mindfulness into sessions that fit everyday routines.

Topics Stephen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Depression
• Coaching
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Body image
• Cancer
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Stephen

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. He lists anxiety and stress among his core concerns and uses cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness to help manage symptoms.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He works from a client-centred base and draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, existential approaches and mindfulness alongside motivational interviewing.

How much experience does he have?

He has 15 years of clinical experience as a BACP counsellor.

Where is he based?

He practises from the United Kingdom and provides services under his BACP registration.

Does he offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking by using the Talk to a counsellor online button and completing the matching questionnaire.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I arrange a first appointment?

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