Mary McCabe
(She/her)
Counsellor
Qualifications/Registration
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
· Certificate in Neuro-Affirming Practice Free to Be Neurodiversity 2025
· Certificate Creative Integrative Supervision Skills Creative Counsellors 2025
· Diploma in the Practice of Supervision Leeds CPD 2021-22
· Mindfulness/ACT Psychological Approaches SHSC/SHU (Masters module) 2017
· Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Counselling RCAT 2010-12
· Counselling Level 3 Award Sheffield College 2010
· Foundation in Art Therapy University of Sheffield 1998-9
· MPhil Degree Family Budgets/Living Standards: SHU 1990-93
· BEd Hons Secondary Education Sheffield City Polytechnic (2:1) 1984-88
SIGNIFICANT RELEVANT CPD
· Autism and Neurodivergence SHARE 2025
· Working with Neurodivergent clients; ACT with autistic YP Contextual Consulting 2023;25
· Understanding Autism: Recognising Burnout, Trauma and Interoception Challenges Attwood and Garnett 2025
· ACT for ADHD Psychwire 2025
· Understanding Trauma and Trauma Informed Care Safe in Faith 2025
· Understanding and Navigating Eating Disorders in therapy SHARE 2025
· Safeguarding Levels 1-2; Data Security 1 NHS e-learning health 2025
· Coercive Control Workshop IDAS, 2022
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND INSURANCE
· BACP Accredited and Registered member (48168)
· DBS Enhanced Status – Adults - 2024
· Professional and Public Liability Insurance - Balens
· ICO registered
Services offered:
Short to long term therapy for adult neurodivergent clients (ADHD, autistic and AuDHD).
Specialist in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), the use of creative approaches (including writing), inner-self parts and dialogue work, using a flexible, collaborative client-focussed and strength-based, compassionate approach. Working with professionals and students.
Supervision for individuals and groups and consultancy supervision for neurodiversity/mental health issues and reflective practice groups.
Offering training on ADHD, ACT therapy, using creative approaches/therapeutic writing, wellbeing.
Lived experience:
Late diagnosed ADHDer, with Autistic/AuDHD characteristics.
Expertise:
I have worked with ADHD, AuDHD, Autistic people; work/study and daily life challenges and pre/post diagnosis support, long-term health challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, loss and bereavement, relationships (not couple therapy), life/family changes, gender/trans identity, spirituality, carers.
14 years working as a counsellor, supervisor, trainer in the NHS with staff and clients (IAPT), Universities with staff and students, charities (clients, volunteers and supervisees), private practice.
Previous careers: teaching; disability advisor, study skills, mentoring and research in a university.
Location:
Sheffield S10/11 walk/talk therapy, in a therapy room (S11) and online throughout the UK.
Next availability:
Some availability for new clients and supervisees on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
About Me:
I’m creative and compassionate, a cat owner, who loves being in nature and swimming. I prefer deep conversations to chit chat and enjoy life-based films, books, journaling and poetry writing.
Getting a late diagnosis in my late fifties and learning to accept and embrace being ADHD and probably being AuDHD too, has been a drawn-out, frustrating but enriching journey. Being ADHD has unknowingly affected me throughout my life and given me many annoying daily challenges, plus unexpected joys, that now make sense. Learning from the neurodivergent community and having specialist training and coaching has been an emerging, intentional process over the last 5 years.
Cost of sessions
Please contact for costs
