Max Townley
About the Therapist
I am a white, queer, trans-masc non-binary counsellor and psychotherapist working online and in-person in the Stockport area of Greater Manchester. My work is shaped by my own lived experience and identity as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as continued and on-going training and development.I am passionate about advocating for all gender, sexuality and relationship diversities and invite clients to bring all parts of themselves into the therapy room to be recognised and affirmed. I am a kink/BDSM and sex positive therapist as well as having experience working with trans and gender non-conforming clients. My work is trauma informed and neurodiverse informed.I believe that clients are the authority in their lives and my work offers a non-judgemental, safe place to explore identity, behaviours, traumatic events past and present, as well as a wealth of other areas which may be cause for discomfort and distress.
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Counselling & Psychotherapy: Professional Practice BSc Salford UniversityTransactional Analysis 101Registered Member of the BACP- membership number 00948436
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I am an integrative psychotherapist, meaning that I draw on many areas of knowledge and training and my core therapeutic approach is person-centred, which centres the client as the authority in their own life. I draw on other areas of psychotherapy such as humanistic, Transactional Analysis, GSDR, attachment and trauma-informed depending on what the client brings to their sessions. I tailor my approach to ensure that it is as individual as each client I see in order to accompany them on their own therapeutic journey.I have experience working in a domestic violence clinic, primary schools, high schools and 6th form as well as non-profits across Greater Manchester. I work with all aspects of gender diversity, relationship diversity and sexuality as well as a range of mental health concerns such as depression, self-harm, eating disorders, anxiety, domestic and childhood abuse and trauma. My practice is also neurodiverse informed.
- Attachment theory (Psychodynamic)
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Emotion-Focused Therapy
- GSRD therapy
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Neurodivergent
- Person-Centred
- Transactional Analysis
- Ace | Asexual
- BDSM | Kink
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Consensual non-monogamy
- Gay
- Intersex
- Lesbian
- Neurodivergent
- Non-binary | Genderqueer
- Queer
- Questioning
- Trans
- One to one
- No adaptation
- Adults
- Seniors (60+)
- Young adults (16-24)
- Online
- In Person
I offer a free 20-minute consultation session for you to meet me and get a feel for whether you think we may be a good fit to work together.£60 per in-person or online session



