About Marian
Marian Hanson is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 16 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and challenges with self-esteem. Marian aims to make the first step feel manageable and straight forward for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Marian offers a warm, steady presence and helps clients build confidence to try new ways of coping. Her approach borrows from a few ways of working depending on the issue. She uses attachment ideas to look at relationship patterns and the Gottman Method for communication and intimacy concerns.
Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to break unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety symptoms. Marian has supported people with grief, parenting pressures, career crossroads and relationship difficulties. She also addresses multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and issues related to adoption and blended families.
Seasonal Affective Disorder and compassion fatigue are among other areas she helps with. Sessions aim to be practical and grounded. Marian helps people set small goals, practise new skills between sessions, and track progress together.
The focus is on realistic steps that fit into everyday life.
How her approaches adapt to online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotions; online sessions can map those patterns and practise new ways of relating. Client-centred therapy places the person's perspective at the centre and involves reflective listening and empathy to help people feel understood and clearer about their needs. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood, with concrete exercises to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marian will explore a client's goals and preferences and recommend a blend of methods when needed. That choice is made together so the plan feels relevant and manageable for the person seeking support.
Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or on-screen time is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or written reflection. These options help people fit therapy around work, family time or other commitments while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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