Mary Prime, BACP
Mary Prime is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience.
About Mary
Mary Prime is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience. She holds BACP accreditation, and she has worked in NHS talking therapies and as a Social Prescriber with community mental health teams. Mary mainly sees people online and often offers evening and weekend appointments to fit around busy schedules.
She aims to meet people where they are and to understand how different parts of life affect mood and wellbeing.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to what a person needs right now. Mary draws on person-centred values while adapting tools from other approaches to suit each individual. Mary trained initially in person-centred counselling and qualified in 2018.
Since then she has completed a higher level diploma and expanded the ways she works. She also brings experience from roles as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and Social Prescriber into her clinical thinking. A key interest is helping people manage depression, anxiety, stress, grief and life transitions.
Mary also supports people dealing with chronic pain, long-term illness and the particular stresses of unpaid caring roles, offering practical ideas alongside emotional support. She has lived experience of neurodiversity and long-term chronic pain, which informs her compassionate approach. Sessions combine simple, practical steps with listening and reflection.
If shared concerns and priorities emerge, she and the person will make a plan together about next steps.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 376398 | January 2027 |
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
- 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
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Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It offers straightforward techniques to test worries, change unhelpful patterns and build small behavioural steps. This can help with anxiety, depression and sleep problems.
Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment through simple practices. It can reduce rumination and help people notice unhelpful cycles without getting swept up in them.
Finding the best approach is a joint process. Mary will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. She adapts over time, checking in about what is helpful and what needs adjusting so the work fits your life.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion when needed, phone sessions can work with lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or days when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and fluctuating energy levels.
Frequently asked
What issues does Mary commonly help with?
Mary supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and managing life changes. She also works with chronic pain, caregiving strain, relationship concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and mood or obsessive patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and person-centred, focusing on listening first and tailoring tools to each person. She blends practical techniques with reflective conversation to help people make changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience, including work as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in NHS talking therapies and as a Social Prescriber in community mental health teams.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Mary offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mary?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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