Christine McInnes, BACP

Christine McInnes is a BACP counsellor who works with people facing addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and grief. She encourages clients to reconnect with their own strengths and to notice the small changes that add up. Christine speaks plainly and offers a steady, respectful space to talk things through.

Her practice begins by helping people identify what matters most to them. She focuses on self-acceptance and on recognising personal resources that are already present. Conversations aim to be direct and practical, not full of jargon, so clients leave with clearer next steps.

Christine draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships shape present feelings. She also uses client-centred techniques to follow the person’s pace, and motivational interviewing when people want to change addictive behaviours. These approaches are used together to suit the individual rather than as fixed rules.

Sessions cover a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, chronic illness, caregiver stress, fertility and cancer-related strain. She also supports people dealing with divorce, separation, grief and family-of-origin difficulties.

With five years' experience, Christine offers a calm and holding way of working. She is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. If her approach feels like a fit, she invites people to start the process and see how therapy could help.

How Christine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current connections and feelings. In online sessions this can help people notice patterns in how they relate to others and to themselves, useful for relationship issues, abandonment or attachment worries.

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor follows the client’s pace and reflects what is said, which can support self-acceptance and clearer decision-making during short or longer online conversations.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Christine treats it as a collaboration. She will help identify which methods feel most helpful based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences, and adapt the way she works as the relationship develops.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to schedule appointments around work or caregiving duties and to attend from a quieter location. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to make sure they work for your routine.