Mary Prime, BACP

Mary Prime is a counsellor with eight years of practice in the United Kingdom. She trained as a person-centred counsellor and holds BACP registration, and she now combines that foundation with other approaches to meet people where they are. Mary has worked in NHS talking therapies and community mental health settings, and she commonly offers evening and weekend appointments to fit busy lives.

Mary aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. She listens first and helps you talk through what matters most. Sessions focus on day-to-day problems as well as bigger life changes, using straightforward tools and reflective conversation.

Her work covers common concerns such as anxiety, stress and low mood, along with grief and coping with major life transitions. She also supports people facing relationship strain, issues with eating or sleeping, and workplace or career worries. Mary has particular experience with chronic pain and long-term health conditions and understands the toll these can take on daily life.

Mary also brings personal insight into neurodiversity, having been diagnosed with autism, ADHD and dyslexia later in life. She can help people explore how these differences affect routines, communication and wellbeing. She supports carers and people managing caregiving responsibilities, helping them find ways to balance self-care and practical demands.

In sessions she tailors methods to each person, drawing on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practices. If you think she might be a fit, use the Start Therapy route on the site to complete a short questionnaire and arrange a first appointment.

How Mary blends therapy approaches for online work

Mary uses client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural ideas to shape her online work. Client-centred therapy means listening, reflecting and building a trusting conversation so the person leads what we talk about. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying small practical experiments to change patterns that keep problems going. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people stay present and manage anxiety or overwhelming thoughts.

Choosing the approach is a collaborative process. Mary will work with you to test what feels most helpful, adapt methods as you go, and make sure sessions match your goals and day-to-day needs rather than following a fixed template.

Many people value online therapy for fitting sessions into busy lives and reducing travel time, and Mary has mainly worked online since the pandemic. The specific session formats available are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to access evening or weekend times, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose quieter surroundings or reduce on-camera time when that helps them engage.