Mark O'Connell, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Mark O'Connell

London English, French
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Mark O'Connell, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Mark O'Connell

London English, French
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My Approach

My Work

From all walks of life, whoever you are and wherever you come from, I meet you with heartful presence. My work is informed by wide ranging areas such as nature and ecology, trauma, dreaming, non-duality, attachment, child development, indigenous wisdom, intersectionality, and the 'Social Graces' *.

I work both online and in person from Devon, meeting clients where they are and tailoring my approach to their unique needs and circumstances.

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Apricot Centre

I am a Founding Director of the Apricot Centre, which I started with my wife Marina in 2010. The Apricot Centre CIC in Devon, UK, is a business with purpose "Cultivating Sustainability in Land, Lives, and Livelihoods." Integrating an Organic/Biodynamic farm, with regenerative land based learning, therapeutic services and expert consultancy, promoting ecological, social, and physical health. Over more than a decade this has grown from a small beginning into a 35-acre working farm and wellbeing service at Huxhams Cross Farm, Dartington.

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My Approach

The spirit of Processwork follows the nature of people, relationships, groups, and world situations to help unfold unique ways we can live. We find creative responses to conflicts, losses, big changes, and personal or collective challenges.

My approach is informed by ecology, field theory, non-duality, subtle energies, Dreambodywork, tantric practice, attachment theory, and trauma-informed practice. I see us as part of nature, not separate from our deepest natures.

I work internationally with clients, students, and organisations in Kenya, Uganda, Palestine, Israel, Georgia, Russia, Slovakia, and beyond, and serve on the faculty of the Hawaiian School of Processwork. This international practice has deepened my appreciation for the universal threads in human experience alongside the vital importance of cultural context.

Working Together

In Processwork, the Dreambody reveals depths of information and wisdom in many forms. The process unfolds through precisely attending to signals and information arising in our work together. My approach flows verbally and through movement, dreaming, visualisation, sound/music, somatic experience in the body, and subtle energy body.

All enquiries are welcome. If you would like to discuss working together, I offer an initial 15-minute chat (apply via website) to see whether we might be a good fit — in person in Devon, or online.

In addition, I serve on the faculty of the Process Work Centre in Hawaii as a Processwork supervisor, therapist, and teacher. In this role, I support Palestinians in the Middle East—both personally and professionally—for the benefit of all.

About Me

My Journey

I've practiced Process Oriented Psychology — developed by Dr. Arnold Mindell and colleagues worldwide — since 1991, training over five years with Jean-Claude and Arlene Audergon, Dr. Arnold Mindell and Gary Reiss before joining the diploma faculty myself. I now mainly work online and in person (Dartington, Devon, UK) as an adult psychotherapist, teacher and facilitator, and have also worked for years as a child psychotherapist, holding clinical leadership roles in NHS-commissioned services including an attachment-based CAMHS team in South Essex and a service for looked-after and adopted children in Suffolk — work grounded in a postgraduate diploma in Attachment and Adoption alongside my Processwork training. From all walks of life, whoever you are and wherever you come from, I meet you with heartful presence.



Nature is my sanctuary: I love walking along the River Dart, hiking the moors, wild (and cold!) swimming, and kayaking. I treasure intentional community, mindful dialogue, and the ongoing journey toward wholeness and connection with both people and place.

I work with

  • Families
  • Groups
  • Individuals

Types of Therapies Offered

  • Process Oriented Psychotherapist

What I can help with

  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Age-related Issues
  • Anger Management
  • Anorexia
  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Bullying
  • Chronic Illness
  • Cultural Issues
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Employment Difficulties
  • Gender
  • Identity Problems
  • Infertility
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Obsessions
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Online Counselling
  • Parents
  • Phobias
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post-Traumatic Stress
  • Race Issues
  • Relationships
  • Sex Problems
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Supervision
  • Telephone Counselling
  • Training
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Workplace Counselling

Types of sessions

  • Face to Face - Long Term
  • Face to Face - Short Term
  • Online Therapy
  • Telephone Therapy

London Office


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UKCP College

  • Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC)
Mark O'Connell

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