Madeleine Heffernan
Supportive counsellor for stress and relationships
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About Madeleine
Madeleine Heffernan is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing relationship and family tensions, struggles with intimacy, addiction concerns, eating issues and the practical strain of parenting.
Madeleine works with people worried about career changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD and a wide range of related concerns. Her style is adaptable and centred on the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Sessions mix listening and reflection with practical tasks and observations clients can try between meetings. Madeleine aims to help people notice unhelpful patterns, understand their life story, and build a kinder inner voice. She draws on psychodynamic ideas to make sense of past experiences and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, to address negative thoughts and behaviours.
Madeleine also uses attachment-based thinking and emotionally-focused ideas to look at bonds and closeness, and she sometimes brings mindfulness practices into sessions. Clients can expect a collaborative approach where the counsellor and client decide what to try next. Madeleine offers short tasks and gentle experiments alongside talking work.
She invites people to use the strengths they already have while learning new ways to cope. Madeleine is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has eight years of experience working with adults in the United Kingdom and runs sessions on set days each week.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 8
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 383790
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Madeleine's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Madeleine works with
Everything Madeleine lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Madeleine lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Madeleine works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try. That process is collaborative and can change as new issues come up or progress is made.
Please confirm current session options before booking because formats are set by the therapist. 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 let people use audio-only or messaging options where that makes a session simpler to manage. The emphasis is on practical ways to make therapy fit everyday life rather than on a single fixed style.
Questions and answers
What issues does Madeleine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, eating issues and parenting strain, among other related difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is adaptable and collaborative, combining listening and reflection with practical tasks to try between sessions.
What is Madeleine's professional background?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with adults in the United Kingdom and draws on a mix of psychodynamic and cognitive approaches.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy process with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's available times.
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