Mary Prime

Mary Prime is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years' experience in mental health services. She has worked in NHS talking therapies roles and now supports people through social prescribing in community mental health teams. Mary aims to make therapy accessible and usually offers appointments in the evenings and at weekends to fit busy schedules.

She takes a person-centred stance and tailors sessions to the person in front of her. That means listening to what matters most, then using counselling, coaching and practical tools where helpful. Mary integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness techniques alongside the core person-centred approach.

Mary has worked with a wide range of problems including anxiety, stress, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. She also supports people with chronic pain and long-term health conditions, drawing on 16 years of lived experience of persistent pain to offer practical empathy and suggestions for day-to-day adaptations.

Her practice includes attention to eating and food-related issues, body image and caregiver stress alongside challenges such as obsessive thinking, low self-esteem and problems with sleep. She also brings personal insight from later-life diagnoses of autism, ADHD and dyslexia into her work where relevant.

Sessions typically focus on understanding what is affecting daily life and testing small changes that can help. Mary describes the work as collaborative: she listens, reflects and then helps people try out new ways of coping and thinking. To begin, visitors are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How Mary uses different talking approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens deeply, follows what the person brings and helps them find their own solutions; this suits people who want a gentle, listening-focused space.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and tests simple experiments to change them. It can help with anxiety, low mood, unhelpful reactions and some eating-related struggles by encouraging small practical steps.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without immediately reacting. This can reduce rumination, improve sleep and support coping with chronic pain or stressful situations.

Figuring out which approach to use is part of the therapeutic process. Mary works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single way of working. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as work progresses.

Confirm the exact session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow evening or weekend appointments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or audio-only interactions if video is difficult due to bandwidth or environment. These practical benefits often help people sustain therapy alongside daily commitments.