About me
Hello, my name is Paul McGinley. I’m an experienced Psychotherapist, Counsellor, and Clinical Supervisor, working primarily online in private practice.
With over twenty-two years in clinical practice and a background in teaching psychotherapy, I offer both short-term (6–12 sessions) and long-term (open-ended) therapy to individuals and couples.
People come to therapy for many reasons. At its heart, therapy offers a space to explore your life more deeply—helping you gain greater insight into yourself, your challenges, and your emotional world. As we work together to understand these struggles, we can begin to discover new perspectives, shift unhelpful patterns, and explore meaningful ways forward.
Therapy is fundamentally about internal transformation. Unlike short-term solutions, it offers the potential for lasting emotional and psychological change. Within the safety and support of the therapeutic relationship, healing can occur, and new possibilities—once out of reach—can become accessible.
Choosing to begin therapy is a meaningful step toward a more authentic, fulfilling life.
I work from an existential perspective, drawing on existential-phenomenological and psychodynamic approaches. I’m particularly interested in helping people clarify where they are in life, understand the choices that have shaped their path, and explore new directions for the future.
In addition to therapy, I also offer clinical supervision, personal development, and bereavement counselling.
For more information about how I work, please visit my website (link available on this page).
paulmcginleytherapy.com
'phone: 07957 404073
Training, qualifications & experience
- PhD in Psychotherapy
- MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Advanced Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy
- United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Professional Standards Authority (PSA regulated)
- Senior Lecturer (retired) at Regent's University London 'School of Psychotherapy and Psychology'
- Former Chair of the Constructivist and Existential College of the UKCP
- Member of Executive Committee of the Society for Existential Analysis
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£60 per session.
When I work
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I’m currently working online and am available most weekdays and evenings, with weekends off.
