Celine McMahon, PACFA

Celine McMahon is a PACFA counsellor who uses evidence-based techniques to help people manage anxiety, low mood, stress and life changes. She explains things simply and works with clients to build practical skills. Sessions aim to increase confidence and reduce overwhelm. Parents and young adults often seek her help for school and relationship concerns.

She focuses on the patterns that keep people stuck rather than only treating symptoms. That means looking at past relationships, attachment, and family of origin issues alongside current problems. Therapy usually involves learning new ways to handle emotions and trying out small behavioural changes between sessions.

Celine draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, narrative approaches and mindfulness work, and she uses attachment-informed ideas to understand how relationships shape wellbeing. She adapts these tools to suit each person because one approach does not fit everyone.

Across 15 years in practice she has supported people with ADHD-related challenges, impulsivity, social anxiety and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also works with issues like codependency, guilt and shame, life purpose and building self-love.

Her style is calm and non-judgemental, aiming to make people feel heard and capable. People leave sessions with clearer goals and practical steps they can try. To begin, she invites prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people recognise unhelpful thoughts and change behaviours that keep problems going. It usually involves goal-setting and practical exercises that can be used between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Narrative approaches look at the stories people tell about themselves and their lives. Rewriting or reframing those stories can reduce shame and increase a sense of agency and purpose.

Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to manage overwhelm and improve emotional regulation. These methods suit people who want concrete tools to calm reactivity and increase focus.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and current needs and adapt techniques to fit each person. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress over time.

Confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make regular practice of skills simpler because homework fits into everyday routines.