Mati Ma, BACP

Mati Ma is a BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom with three years of formal counselling experience. He works with relationship strain, low self-esteem, career concerns, anxiety and depression, and issues tied to trauma, family dynamics and intimacy. He also supports people dealing with codependency, attachment wounds and caregiver stress. He speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Mati uses a client-centred way of working. Sessions focus on listening carefully to what matters to the client. He helps people name patterns that leave them exhausted or overwhelmed, such as people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or losing themselves in a relationship.

He draws on his background in counselling and conflict resolution and his lived immigrant experience across Hong Kong, Canada and the UK. That experience informs how he looks at identity, belonging and cross-cultural pressures in relationships.

Practical concerns often come up in his sessions. He works on clearer communication, setting boundaries, and coping with changes like career moves or family disruption. He also supports those dealing with compulsive caretaking, abandonment fears and intimacy-related problems.

People meet a straightforward, conversational therapist who prefers concrete steps. Sessions involve talking through recent incidents, noticing recurring responses, and trying out different ways of responding between meetings. The focus is on small, manageable changes that can make daily life less tense.

How his client-centred approach works online