- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Depression
About Mari
Mari Syrad is a BACP counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges and depression. She helps with life changes, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction and coping with illness. Mari works with people who are trying to understand how past experiences shape current patterns and who want practical ways to feel steadier day to day.
Mari offers a calm, listening approach and treats each person as the expert on their own life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on talking things through at a pace that feels safe while gently inviting reflection and new ways of responding. She uses clear, simple language so discussions stay grounded and easy to follow. Her practice draws on Client-Centred and Existential approaches, which put the person’s experience first and encourage honest reflection about meaning and choice.
That can help when someone is questioning identity, dealing with loss, or managing difficult relationships and attachment wounds. Mari trained as an integrative humanistic counsellor and brings three years of professional experience to her work. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which appears as BACP on her profile.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. People in the United Kingdom who want to explore practical coping strategies and deeper self-understanding can start by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging a first session.
What Mari works with
Everything Mari lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mari helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mari lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches online and what to expect
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and supporting a person to access their own understanding and strengths. It helps with low mood, self-esteem, parenting pressures and making clearer choices. Existential Therapy invites people to examine the meanings they attach to life events and to consider freedom, responsibility and identity when facing loss or major change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mari will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and together they will choose methods that feel helpful. The process is collaborative and adapts if something isn’t working for the person.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls work well for fuller conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions suit people who prefer voice only or have lower bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare or other commitments and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Mari
What concerns does Mari focus on?
Mari works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, depression and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing relationship, intimacy, addiction and body image concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and down-to-earth, putting the person at the centre of the work. Sessions are conversational and paced to suit each individual.
What experience does she bring?
Mari has three years of professional experience working as a counsellor. She uses that experience to offer steady support and practical ways to cope.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises with clients in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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