- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Depression
About Mary
Mary Prime is a counsellor with eight years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and changes in life. She also supports those facing relationship or family concerns, eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem and parenting challenges.
Mary trained initially in person-centred counselling and qualified in 2018. She later completed a higher level diploma and now blends several approaches into her work, including cognitive and mindfulness-based ideas.
Background and approach
She has worked within NHS talking therapies as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and currently works as a Social Prescriber in community mental health settings. She has focused experience helping people with chronic pain and long-term health conditions, drawing on 16 years of her own lived experience to offer understanding and practical discussion about day-to-day adaptations.
Mary has also supported unpaid carers to rebuild a sense of self and find coping strategies alongside caring responsibilities. Much of her practice has been online since the COVID-19 pandemic, and she offers appointments mainly in the evenings and at weekends to suit busy schedules. Sessions can use a mixture of talking and coaching techniques when that matches a person's goals.
Mary aims to meet people where they are and work collaboratively to understand what is affecting their wellbeing. She encourages a straightforward, down-to-earth conversation about what might be helpful next and how to take small steps forward.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mary helps people with.
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Mary’s approaches work online
Client-centred work focuses on what matters to the individual. In practice this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people decide goals that feel right for them. This approach is useful for feelings of isolation, low self-worth and relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and how they affect mood. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking, which can help with anxiety, low mood and some forms of compulsive behaviour.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Mary starts by understanding a person’s needs, goals and preferences and then agrees what to try together. She may blend person-centred talking with cognitive techniques and mindfulness practices depending on what feels helpful.
Online sessions give practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and text, chat or messaging suit quick check-ins or when someone prefers typed communication. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family or health commitments.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of concerns does Mary help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and coping with life changes, plus relationship and parenting issues and problems with eating, sleeping and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Mary combines a person-centred way of working with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. She focuses on practical steps and the person’s own priorities during sessions.
What is her professional background?
Mary has eight years of experience and has worked in NHS talking therapies as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and as a Social Prescriber in community mental health teams.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at present.
Which session formats are available?
Mary offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexible ways to connect.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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