Mary Hollow, BACP
Mary Hollow is a counsellor with 23 years of experience based in the United Kingdom.
About Mary
Mary Hollow is a counsellor with 23 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief and depression, and helps others cope with major life changes. She offers straightforward support and aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable.
Her style is warm and respectful. Conversations are tailored to each person's needs and paced to what feels comfortable. She listens first, then helps clients set simple goals they can work towards between sessions.
Background and approach
Mary draws on client-centred ways of working to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioural therapy when it can help with unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. These approaches are mixed to suit the problem at hand rather than following a fixed script.
Across her career she has helped people with addiction concerns, relationship difficulties, anger and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with guilt, shame, questions of life purpose, and issues that can follow trauma and abuse. First responder issues and social anxiety are other areas she has worked on.
Sessions are offered in English and Mary accepts international clients for online work. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and aims to make practical steps clear and achievable.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 195133 | February 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Mary lists
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Online support
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Mary will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the work stays relevant and practical rather than fixed from the start.
Online therapy with Mary is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is important, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed, and messaging options make short, regular contact possible between appointments. These formats give flexibility for people balancing work, family or other commitments and make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Mary commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and coping with life changes, along with addictions, relationship problems and anger.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is listening-led and respectful, then setting practical goals together. Conversations are tailored to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Mary has 23 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers online sessions for people living in different countries.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and situations.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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