Mary Prime, BACP

Mary Prime is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience. She trained in person-centred counselling and holds BACP accreditation. Mary aims to make therapy approachable and practical for people juggling busy lives and complex demands.

Mary draws on experience from NHS talking-therapies roles and community mental health settings. She uses straightforward conversation to help people understand what is affecting their mood, stress levels and relationships. Sessions are focused on what matters most to the client and on small, useful steps that can fit into everyday life.

Her work supports people with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around self-esteem and life purpose. She also helps people living with long-term health conditions or caring responsibilities to find ways to manage daily demands and build coping strategies.

Mary integrates Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Therapy into her practice, tailoring these approaches to each person. She is also training as a health coach and can bring coaching elements into sessions when that fits the client’s goals.

Mary predominantly works online and often offers evening and weekend appointments to help fit therapy around work and family commitments. If someone would like to explore working together, they can use the Start Therapy button to begin the matching process and schedule an initial meeting.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping a person find their own solutions. It is useful for people who want warm, attuned support to talk through stress, grief or relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people try different practical strategies. It is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and problems with sleep or unhelpful routines.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and improve coping. It can help when stress, overwhelm or intrusive thoughts are getting in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to goals, preferences and life demands, and then suggest which methods might help most. This decision is collaborative and may change as the work progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduces travel time. It also allows for evening and weekend appointments that many people find more workable around jobs and caring duties. Confirm the specific session formats available before booking so sessions match your needs and schedule.