Mati Ma
Supportive client-centred counsellor for relationship and life issues
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About Mati
Mati Ma helps people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, anxiety, depression, stress and compassion fatigue. He also supports those dealing with intimacy questions, sleep problems, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and wider family and attachment concerns. Mati speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese and works from a multicultural perspective shaped by his own immigrant background.
Mati uses a client-centred approach that keeps the person’s experience at the heart of sessions.
Background and approach
He focuses on listening carefully, reflecting what matters to the client, and creating space for people to make their own choices. Sessions are practical and conversational rather than technical, with emphasis on understanding feelings, patterns and relationships. With three years of professional practice, Mati draws on earlier roles in education and youth support to shape his way of working.
He brings experience from behavioural intervention, school youth work in Canada, and school counselling in Scotland, now continuing practice in London, United Kingdom. Mati holds BACP registration, which is listed among his credentials. He combines counselling and conflict-resolution experience with personal experience of living across Hong Kong, Canada and the UK to inform culturally aware conversations.
He aims to help people feel heard and to find practical ways to move forward. To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step is used so people can connect based on their needs. The site subscription model applies to sessions and can be cancelled at any time according to the service terms.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 396347
- Languages
- English, Mandarin, Cantonese
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Mati's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Mati works with
Everything Mati lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mati lists
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How Mati works online
His multicultural background informs conversations and helps when cultural context matters. That perspective can be helpful for people navigating identity, migration or family-of-origin questions alongside other concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, needs and preferences, and adjust how sessions run to suit those factors. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people who speak English, Mandarin or Cantonese to see a therapist in their preferred language without geographic limits.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Mati specialise in?
Mati works with relationship difficulties, self-esteem struggles, career worries, anxiety, depression and stress. He also supports people with family and attachment issues, trauma and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He follows a client-centred style that prioritises listening and reflection. Sessions are conversational and aim to help clients find their own solutions.
What background does he bring to his work?
He has three years of professional counselling experience and earlier roles in behavioural intervention and school support. His personal experience living in Hong Kong, Canada and the UK informs his perspective.
Where is Mati based and what credential does he hold?
He is based in the United Kingdom and lists BACP among his credentials.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He accepts international clients. Confirm practical arrangements during the booking process.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Costs vary with location and therapist availability.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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