Mirriam Ekei Buo

Mirriam Ekei Buo welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or relationship difficulties. She works with clients who are navigating family conflict, LGBT issues, low self-esteem, sleep problems and the strain of life changes. Mirriam writes in a warm, straightforward way and focuses on helping people find practical steps forward.

She describes the client as the expert in their own story and aims to build on existing strengths. In sessions she listens without judgement and helps people talk through what is most urgent. Her style is collaborative and gentle, centred on understanding how past patterns affect today.

Mirriam trained as an integrative therapist and holds BACP registration, which means she is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has five years of experience working in mental health agencies, the NHS, higher education and employee assistance programmes.

Her background gives her familiarity with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, bereavement, intimacy issues, caregiver stress and body image. She draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas alongside a client-centred way of working to tailor sessions to each person.

People looking to begin typically fill out a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability. Mirriam aims to support people as they make changes, one step at a time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. It helps when patterns of trust, closeness or abandonment keep repeating and affect current relationships.

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. The therapist listens, reflects and supports the client's own pace of change, which can help with self-esteem, decision-making and coping with life changes.

Psychodynamic ideas pay attention to recurring themes and emotional patterns that come from past experiences. This approach can be useful for people wanting to understand why they keep repeating the same difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mirriam aims to explore options with each person and adapt the way she works to their needs, goals and preferences. She treats the choice of method as a collaborative decision rather than a fixed plan.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for more flexible scheduling. They can also allow quieter check-ins when a shorter conversation is helpful, or avoid needing to be on camera when that helps someone engage better.