Mary Prime
Supportive counsellor for everyday challenges
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About Mary
Mary Prime is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience. She trained as a person-centred counsellor and holds BACP accreditation. Mary aims to meet people where they are and to help them find practical ways to manage stress, anxiety and low mood.
She explains things plainly and works together with clients to understand what is happening in different parts of life. Sessions often focus on real day-to-day problems such as sleeping and eating, relationship and intimacy concerns, or coping with big life changes.
Background and approach
Mary also supports people facing grief, trauma, or work-related compassion fatigue. Mary has worked in talking therapies services within the NHS and as a Social Prescriber in community mental health teams. She has seen many people with chronic and long-term health conditions, and brings personal lived experience of chronic pain and neurodiversity to her practice.
This background informs her empathy and practical suggestions for managing daily routines and commitments. Her approach blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness exercises. She can adapt the balance of these methods to suit what each person finds most helpful.
Mary is also training as a health coach and can integrate coaching elements when that fits a client's goals. She has worked mainly online since the global pandemic and offers evening and weekend appointments to fit busy lives. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the Start Therapy button.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 8
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 376398
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Mary's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mary lists
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How Mary works online
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Mary will discuss goals and preferences and adjust methods as sessions progress. Together, they decide whether more listening, structured CBT techniques or mindfulness exercises will be most useful for the person’s concerns and life circumstances.
Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy life, such as taking evening or weekend appointments without travelling. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. The emphasis is on making sessions practical and workable around everyday commitments rather than on a particular delivery method.
Questions and answers
What issues does Mary help with?
Mary supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also works with relationship concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, self-esteem and career questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a warm, person-centred manner and blends listening with practical tools. Cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness may be included when helpful.
What experience does she bring?
She has eight years of professional counselling experience and has worked in NHS talking therapies and community mental health settings. She also brings personal lived experience of chronic pain and neurodiversity.
What are her credentials and location?
Mary holds BACP accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged and paid?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mary?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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