- Integrative approach
- Focus on trauma
- Adoption and foster care
About Mary
Mary Harrington is a UK-based counsellor with a BACP credential and five years of professional experience. She aims to support people who want clearer direction and more fulfilment in day-to-day life. Her manner is non-judgemental and calm, and she emphasises respect and sensitivity in sessions.
She uses an integrative style that draws on client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking to match each person’s needs. EMDR and hypnotherapy are also part of her toolkit when they suit a client’s goals. Mary often helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and relationship concerns.
Her work includes supporting issues linked to adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, neurodiversity and caregiver stress. She also helps with sleep problems, eating concerns, addictions and managing life changes. Her experience includes long-term work with young people around ADHD and autism, which informs her practical approach.
Sessions are offered in English and she practises from the United Kingdom. Mary usually replies to messages in the early evening on weekdays and aims to answer at weekends when possible. She runs sessions on a set day each week and asks people to use the site process to begin a therapy match.
Mary focuses on helping people notice small changes that add up. In sessions she listens, reflects, and works with clients to set realistic goals. She adapts tools and techniques to suit how each person prefers to work.
How therapeutic approaches can work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the client’s own experience and aims to create a warm, accepting space where people can talk through what matters most. It helps with low mood, self-esteem and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical steps to reduce anxiety, depression and unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then try methods that suit the person. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around busy lives, for example fitting a shorter check-in during a lunch break or avoiding travel on a busy day. It can also allow therapy to continue when juggling appointments or caring responsibilities. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can help decide how to use session time most effectively and adapt exercises for remote conversations.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting pressures, anger, career stress and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her way of working?
Her style is non-judgemental and collaborative. She listens, reflects and uses practical techniques from different approaches to suit each person's needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional counselling experience and around twenty years of prior work supporting young people with ADHD and autism.
What credential and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this counsellor?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a conversation or arrange sessions?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.