Mary Prime, BACP

Mary Prime is a counsellor with eight years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She is a BACP counsellor who has worked in NHS talking therapies and within community mental health teams. Mary aims to meet people where they are and help them make practical changes that fit around busy lives.

She originally trained in person-centred counselling and qualified in 2018. Since then she has completed a higher level diploma and blended additional approaches into her work, so she can tailor sessions to each person's needs. Mary is also training to become a health coach and can bring coaching-style conversations into therapy when helpful.

Much of Mary's work has been delivered online, and she offers evening and weekend appointments to improve accessibility. She has supported many people with anxiety, stress and low mood as well as those thinking about self-harm or feeling suicidal, helping them to explore immediate needs and next steps for safety and support.

Mary has particular experience supporting people living with chronic pain and long-term health conditions, drawing on her own 16 years of lived experience to offer understanding and practical conversation about daily adaptations. She has also worked with unpaid carers to help them regain a sense of self and develop coping strategies.

Mary can help with a wide range of concerns including relationship or family difficulties, grief and life transitions, sleep and eating problems, self-esteem and career questions. She also supports people with neurodiversity and related challenges such as ADHD and autism.

How Mary uses talking approaches online

Mary regularly combines client-centred ways of working with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a supportive relationship so people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers simple strategies to test and change patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding practices that can reduce reactivity and help with stress and sleep.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Mary will talk with each person about their goals, what has or hasn’t helped before, and what feels doable. Together they decide which methods to try and review how things are going as therapy progresses.

Much of Mary’s recent work has been offered online and she values the flexibility this brings for fitting sessions around work and family life. Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make evening or weekend appointments easier to access, allow shorter check-ins when that suits, and remove travel time so sessions fit into a busy day.