About mindfulness therapy
Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental observation as a way to shift your relationship to thoughts and feelings. Below you can browse therapists who list Mindfulness Therapy among their approaches to review profiles and find a good match.
What to compare in entries
| Credentials | A US state licence, or membership of a professional body such as BACP or NCPS. They are different kinds of thing; each profile shows what was supplied. |
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| Focus | Whether mindfulness therapy is listed as a main focus or among the wider list of areas. Entries show both. |
| Way of working | The approaches named on the entry. Two people working with the same concern can describe very different sessions. |
| Time in practice | Years in practice, as supplied. A fact to weigh, not a ranking. |
| Language | The languages sessions can be held in, where that matters to you. |
Common questions
How were these entries chosen?
Everyone listed on this page names Mindfulness Therapy among the approaches they told the platform they use. They are not ranked, rated or endorsed by this directory, and the order is not a recommendation.
Do I need a referral to start?
No. You can contact a therapist through their entry directly. A GP referral is not required for independent online therapy.
What if the first therapist is not right?
Changing therapist is normal and expected, and can be done at any point. One session is a small sample of how someone works.
Entries for mindfulness therapy
Savithri (Savi) Jayaweera, NCPS
Ref 151058
Compassionate counsellor for complex life challenges
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse Languages: English, Hindi, Sinhala
View listingAngela Teasdale, NCPS
Ref 119622
Supportive counsellor focusing on practical change
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse Languages: English
View listingJoanne Maddison, BACP
Ref 276861
Compassionate counsellor blending insight and practical tools
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Parenting Languages: English
View listingJames French, BACP
Ref 203032
Practical support for anxiety and life transitions
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse Languages: English
View listingDr. Paula Alvarez, LCSW
Ref 29756
Compassionate clinical social worker with practical tools
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger Languages: English
View listingTomasz Konieczny, BACP, NCPS
Ref 199992
Practical, compassionate online counselling
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger Languages: English, Polish
View listingMargaret Johnston, LMHC
Ref 62092
Calm listening that helps you move forward
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief Languages: English
View listingClement West, BACP
Ref 167549
Gentle, practical support for everyday challenges
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingDavid Potts, LCSW
Ref 23255
Practical, compassionate therapy for life changes
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief Languages: English
View listingNicola Claydon, NCPS
Ref 183763
Calm, practical support for complex life issues
Works with: Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues Languages: English
View listingPamela Benoit, NCPS, BACP
Ref 180577
Compassionate practical psychotherapy
Works with: Relationship, Self esteem, Career Languages: English
View listingIvy Medow, LPC
Ref 300506
Practical counseling for life transitions
Works with: Family, Self esteem, Career Languages: English
View listingAnnette OBryant, LPC
Ref 77726
Compassionate counselor focused on practical change
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting Languages: English
View listingCaroline Woodford, BACP
Ref 203033
Person-centred counselling with practical tools
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Eating Languages: English
View listingDanielle Horn, LMSW
Ref 272733
Focused therapy that digs to the root
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingJemma Heath, NCPS
Ref 197911
Support for stress, relationships and confidence
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse Languages: English
View listingWellington Cesar Assis Bueno, BACP
Ref 226813
Healing emotions, building clearer choices
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse Languages: English, Portuguese
View listingRebecca "Becca" Mather, BACP
Ref 236007
Compassionate, practical support for life’s pressures
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Parenting Languages: English
View listingDr. Heather Clark, LPC
Ref 126027
Calm-focused therapy with practical tools
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingJennifer Lee Sylvester, LCSW
Ref 116075
Experienced LCSW offering respectful, practical care
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingSara Lowe, LPC
Ref 104527
Practical, compassionate therapy for life changes
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression Languages: English
View listingFaryal Choudry, LCSW
Ref 266995
Compassionate guidance for stress and relationships
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship Languages: English
View listingSherry Ramsey Hansen, LPC
Ref 352558
Collaborative counselor focused on practical progress
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingAdrian Jackson, BACP
Ref 271038
Compassionate counsellor using practical, person-focused methods
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship Languages: English
View listingSarah Anderson, NCPS
Ref 133882
Practical support for stress and life changes
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingCecile Terrelonge, BACP
Ref 134582
Person-centred counsellor offering practical support
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Family Languages: English
View listingAnjanette Morton, LMHC
Ref 207471
Calm, practical support for life changes
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse Languages: English
View listingJoshua Plantz, LMHC
Ref 10378
Practical, goal-focused counseling for life challenges
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingMichael Witham, LPC
Ref 56161
Practical, person-focused counseling for daily struggles
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger Languages: English
View listingFaith Beaulieu, LCMHC
Ref 23986
Somatic-minded counselor for focused change
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship Languages: English
View listingJohn Swearengin, LPC
Ref 93490
Practical support for stress, addiction, and mood
Works with: Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingAngela Jakovac, AHPRA
Ref 241706
Practical, experienced counsellor for everyday challenges
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem Languages: English, Croatian
View listingClaudia Santiago, LCSW
Ref 149793
Practical, collaborative therapy for everyday struggles
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief Languages: English, Spanish
View listingRobert Skuy, LCSW
Ref 53066
Practical, compassionate therapy for everyday struggles
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse Languages: English
View listingAndrea Antrobus, BACP
Ref 121857
Warm counsellor blending practical therapy and listening
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingMaria Wilson, LCSW
Ref 138055
Understanding, practical support for everyday struggles
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family Languages: English
View listingVivian Fleming, LPCC
Ref 88191
Practical support for trauma and mood challenges
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem Languages: English
View listingDr. Robert Nolan, LMHC
Ref 15781
Steady, practical counseling for real-life struggles
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Bipolar Languages: English
View listingColette Mattos, BACP
Ref 138095
Relationship and self-esteem focused counsellor
Works with: Relationship, Family, Parenting Languages: English
View listingJessica Langbehn, LCSW
Ref 313923
Compassionate trauma-informed care and goal-focused support
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse Languages: English
View listingCarson Gerber, LPC
Ref 27651
Compassionate practical therapy for everyday struggles
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting Languages: English
View listingKelley Sullivan, LCSW
Ref 526
Compassionate, practical therapy for real life struggles
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse Languages: English, Spanish
View listingPatrick Gribel, LMHC
Ref 348422
Therapist focused on depth and steady change
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem Languages: English, Portuguese
View listingRines Shanthakumar, BACP
Ref 251123
Practical, relational counselling for life’s challenges
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem Languages: English, Tamil
View listingLisa Spears, LPC
Ref 101050
Hopeful, practical counseling for life
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family Languages: English
View listingChris Rottcher, NCPS
Ref 167547
Compassionate integrative counsellor for life challenges
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse Languages: English, Afrikaans
View listingJamie Finkelstein, LPC
Ref 16744
Compassionate counselor for practical change
Works with: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse Languages: English
View listingMore about mindfulness therapy
Understanding Mindfulness Therapy and its guiding principles
Mindfulness Therapy centers on cultivating a steady, intentional attention to what is happening in the present moment. Rather than attempting to change the content of your thoughts immediately, this approach guides you to notice thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations with curiosity and without harsh judgment. Core ideas include paying attention on purpose, observing without reacting, and fostering a kinder stance toward your inner experience. Many clinicians combine contemplative practices with clinical techniques so that you learn practical habits you can use in everyday life.
The work often emphasizes training attention and learning to recognize habitual patterns. When you practice noticing, you create more options for how to respond, which can reduce automatic reactivity. Mindfulness practices range from short breath-based exercises to longer guided meditations and informal practices you can use while doing routine activities. In a therapeutic context, these practices are introduced alongside reflective conversation about how noticing affects your mood, behavior, and relationships. For many people, learning to observe experience rather than being swept away by it becomes a foundational skill that supports other changes.
Issues commonly supported by Mindfulness Therapy
People seek Mindfulness Therapy for a wide variety of concerns where learning to relate differently to thoughts and sensations is helpful. Many come because they feel overwhelmed by stress or experience persistent worry and rumination. Mindfulness approaches can also be helpful when emotions feel intense or when you find yourself repeating unhelpful mental habits that feed anxiety or low mood. Those coping with chronic or recurring pain often find value in practices that change how pain is attended to, even when the underlying condition remains.
Beyond stress and pain, therapists often apply mindfulness-informed techniques when working with sleep difficulties, difficulties with concentration, and relationship challenges that are worsened by reactivity. People navigating major life transitions such as grief, career change, or new caregiving responsibilities report that present-moment practices help them tolerate uncertainty and make values-based choices. Mindfulness is not a cure-all, but it commonly serves as a practical set of skills to complement other therapeutic work focused on behavior change, meaning-making, or symptom management.
What a typical Mindfulness Therapy session looks like
A session that draws on Mindfulness Therapy usually balances experiential practice with reflective discussion. Many sessions begin with a brief check-in about how you have been since the last meeting, followed by a short guided practice that may focus on the breath, bodily sensations, a short body scan, or awareness of sounds. The guided practice is typically compressed to fit into the session length and is used as a shared experience to ground the conversation.
After the practice, you and the therapist explore what came up during the exercise. This inquiry often focuses on noticing patterns of reactivity, habitual stories the mind told, and moments of ease or difficulty. The therapist may offer gentle psychoeducation about attention, stress physiology, or habit formation to help you understand how mindfulness skills apply to your life. Between sessions, you may be invited to try brief exercises in daily life and notice how these practices interact with real-world situations, which reinforces the skills developed in sessions.
How Mindfulness Therapy differs from other approaches
Mindfulness Therapy is distinguished by its emphasis on present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental observation rather than immediate problem-solving or historical analysis. Where some approaches concentrate primarily on changing the content of thoughts, mindfulness-informed work tends to focus on changing your relationship to thoughts. This can shift the focus from eliminating unpleasant mental events to learning how to respond to them with greater flexibility.
Compared with approaches that prioritize behavioral experiments or cognitive restructuring, mindfulness places more emphasis on experiential practice and somatic awareness. Versus therapies that delve into past relationships or developmental origins of problems, mindfulness-informed work tends to be more practice-oriented and present-focused, though it can be integrated with exploration of interpersonal patterns. In many clinical settings, therapists combine mindfulness techniques with other evidence-informed methods so that you receive both skills training and a framework for understanding personal history or thinking patterns.
Who may benefit and how to find therapists who list Mindfulness Therapy among their approaches
Mindfulness Therapy can be a fit for people who are open to experiential practices and who want to develop attention skills that apply across situations. If you are motivated to try short daily exercises and to notice patterns of reactivity in daily life, you may find this approach helpful. It can be appropriate for people managing stress, chronic symptoms that affect daily functioning, or persistent worry that does not respond fully to other strategies. At the same time, it may be less comfortable for someone who finds sustained inward attention overwhelming at first; many therapists will adapt practices to meet you where you are and pace exercises so you can build tolerance over time.
When searching for a therapist who lists Mindfulness Therapy among their approaches, look beyond a single label. Read profiles to learn about a clinician's stated focus areas, relevant experience with issues like anxiety or chronic pain, and the types of clients they describe working with. Pay attention to the kinds of practices they mention and whether they integrate mindfulness with other approaches that interest you. You may want therapists who indicate experience working with your specific concerns, speak your preferred language, or describe a therapeutic style that resonates with you. It can be helpful to use directory filters to narrow by approach, experience, and specialty, and to read full bios to get a sense of whether their descriptions align with your goals.
When you contact a therapist, you can ask about the structure of sessions, how they introduce mindfulness practices, and how they tailor exercises to day-to-day life. Many people find that an initial conversation helps clarify whether the therapist’s style and explanations resonate with them. Ultimately, finding the right match often depends on the combination of approach, areas of focus, and the interpersonal dynamic you experience. Using profile information to compare focus areas, approaches, languages, and experience can help you identify therapists who list Mindfulness Therapy among their approaches and who may be a good fit for the work you want to do.