Mirriam Ekei Buo, BACP

Mirriam Ekei Buo is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and relationship concerns. She also helps those facing LGBT matters, family tensions, and compassion fatigue. Mirriam works from a belief that clients know their own stories and already have strengths to build on. She aims to offer steady support as people take the difficult first steps towards change.

Mirriam trained as an integrative practitioner and holds BACP membership, which is shown as BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP. Over five years she has worked across NHS services, higher education, employee assistance programmes and other mental health agencies. That background means she has seen a wide range of life and work pressures.

Her approach draws on attachment-based work, client-centred practice, and psychodynamic ways of looking at patterns. In sessions she listens for how relationships and early experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. She helps people talk through painful memories and notice habits that get in the way of close relationships.

Practical concerns such as sleep problems, career stress and parenting strain are given straightforward attention. Mirriam aims to help with specific issues like abandonment fears, communication struggles, blended family problems and body image worries. She encourages gradual steps and realistic goals so progress is steady rather than forced.

If someone wishes to begin, they follow the Start Therapy route and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling with the therapist according to availability.

How Mirriam's approaches fit with online therapy

Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships affect emotions and reactions today. It can help when fear of abandonment, difficulty trusting others, or repeated relationship patterns are causing distress. Client-centred work focuses on the person's experience in the room, offering non-judgemental listening and support to help people find their own solutions. Psychodynamic ideas look at recurring themes and unconscious patterns that shape choices and feelings, useful for understanding long-standing issues such as emptiness or family of origin problems.

Finding the best way to work is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adjust the approach as therapy unfolds. Clients are invited to try different ways of working and to give feedback about what helps.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or study commitments, and it often reduces travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, or for quieter conversations when a full in-person session is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pace and focus to suit everyday life while still addressing core relationship and emotional concerns.