Margaret Brannigan , BACP
Narrative and person-centred counsellor
Details
| Name | Margaret Brannigan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 11 |
About Margaret
Margaret Brannigan is a counsellor who works from a narrative and person-centred perspective. She uses storytelling and listening to help people make sense of hard experiences. Margaret has eleven years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, loss and major life changes.
She focuses on practical talking therapy. Sessions aim to uncover patterns in a persons story and identify small steps that feel manageable. That can mean finding new ways to handle anger, improving sleep, or addressing unhealthy coping like addictive behaviour.
Background and approach
Margaret has supported people through trauma and abuse, grief and relationship strain. She also helps with parenting worries, identity and LGBT concerns, low self-esteem, and neurodiverse issues such as ADHD and autism-related challenges. Her work covers physical and emotional health problems too, including chronic illness and caregiver stress.
Her style is warm and respectful. She treats the person as the expert on their life and offers a space to explore choices and meanings. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural thinking and mindfulness are used alongside narrative listening when helpful.
Sessions are offered in English and can take place online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled to suit the client.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Margaret works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Margaret among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Margaret directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Margaret directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and practical approaches for online counselling
Margaret uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their life stories. This approach looks at how personal narratives shape feelings and choices, and it can be useful for issues like trauma, grief and relationship strain. She also uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening, respect and supporting a persons own goals; it helps people feel heard and respected while they work things through.She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when practical steps are needed to shift unhelpful thoughts and routines. CBT-style techniques can support sleep problems, anxiety, low mood and some addictive patterns by providing simple, repeatable exercises and behavioural experiments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret will talk with each person about their priorities and try methods that fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as the sessions progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when helpful, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help people keep continuity of care while balancing work, family and travel commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and relationship concerns. Additional focus areas include parenting, addictions, ADHD, body image and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines narrative and client-centred work with practical tools from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches. That means listening to someones story while also trying small, concrete changes in thinking and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
Margaret has eleven years of experience working with people on a wide range of emotional and life issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is listed with BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats do sessions take?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapists availability.
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