About Mary
Mary Prime is a counsellor with eight years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, practical style and aims to meet people where they are. Mary trained initially in person-centred counselling and holds a BACP accreditation.
Mary has worked in NHS talking therapies as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and now supports people as a Social Prescriber within Community Mental Health Teams. She has worked with many people experiencing anxiety, stress and low mood.
Background and approach
She has also supported those facing grief, relationship difficulties, and major life transitions. One area Mary focuses on is long-term health conditions and chronic pain. She has lived experience of chronic pain and uses that perspective to listen closely and discuss realistic adaptations to daily life.
She has also worked with unpaid carers to help them rebuild personal routines and coping skills. Her current practice has largely been online since the COVID-19 pandemic, which she finds increases flexibility for people with busy lives. Mary offers evening and weekend appointments to fit around work and family commitments.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Mary blends client-centred ways of working with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. She can also bring coaching elements into sessions for people who want a more active, goal-focused approach.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial meeting to discuss their needs.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the person leads the pace and topics. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to explore what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and obsessive thinking. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve coping with difficult emotions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to try different techniques and agree what feels most helpful. Goals, preferences and everyday commitments shape which methods are used and how sessions are organised.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video lets people work face to face when helpful. Phone sessions work well when someone has limited bandwidth or wants to avoid being on camera. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or moments when writing feels easier. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep therapy going around work, caring duties and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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