Mary Attwood, BACP

Mary Attwood is a counsellor with seven years of experience working in private practice in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and she focuses on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people managing grief, motivation problems and relationship concerns. Mary aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

Mary uses a humanistic, client-centred approach that keeps the person’s own goals at the centre of sessions. She listens carefully and helps people put words to difficult feelings. Work often includes noticing patterns in relationships and managing strong emotions in the moment.

Her practice also draws on attachment-informed ways of understanding how past relationships shape current responses. This can help when people feel stuck in patterns such as codependency, fear of abandonment or difficulty with intimacy.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, when used, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Solution-Focused techniques are used to identify small, achievable goals and build on strengths already present in someone’s life.

Mary also lists ageing and geriatric issues, caregiver stress and compassion fatigue among areas she attends to. Sessions are intended to help people facing life changes, family pressures or the strain of caring roles. She aims to support clearer communication, improved coping and steadier day-to-day functioning.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Mary draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships influence present feelings. This approach looks at patterns such as clinginess or avoidance and helps people try new ways of connecting in daily life.

She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which means the person’s priorities shape the work. The counsellor offers empathic listening and reflection so people can sort out their own thoughts and decide what changes they want to make.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels helpful. Together they decide whether to focus more on attachment themes, practical CBT steps, or solution-focused goals as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people who prefer not to be on camera or who need quieter surroundings or lower data use. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly offer a range of ways to work; Mary will confirm which formats she provides when you arrange a first session.