Margaret Brannigan

Margaret Brannigan is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people tackle life’s difficulties. She holds BACP registration and brings 11 years of experience supporting adults with a wide range of concerns. Her style is calm and practical, focusing on small steps clients can take towards clearer thinking and steadier routines.

She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, along with issues such as grief, parenting strain, relationship problems and addictions. She also supports those managing sleep and eating difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Margaret pays attention to how past experiences like abandonment or attachment struggles affect present life choices.

Margaret blends client-centred ways of working with practical methods from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. That means she listens first, then helps people test out different thoughts and habits and notice what changes feel helpful. Motivational interviewing is used when people need support finding their own reasons to change.

Her experience includes working with adults across the lifespan and with a broad variety of life situations, including chronic illness, caregiver stress, bereavement and identity concerns. She aims to create a respectful space where people can make sense of difficult feelings and work towards achievable steps.

People who choose Margaret can expect straightforward language, gentle challenge and collaboration. She encourages clients to set goals and track progress at a manageable pace. International clients may be supported; check current session options before booking.

How her approaches suit online therapy

Margaret combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. Client-centred work means she focuses on the person’s priorities and listens without judgement, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioural work involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes to behaviour, useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Mindfulness offers simple exercises to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Margaret will talk through goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that match those aims. She encourages pacing that feels manageable and reviews progress so adjustments can be made as needed.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a busy week. It can also suit people who prefer practising mindfulness or CBT exercises in the place where they live and sleep, helping learn skills that translate into day-to-day routines.