About Mary
Mary Harrington is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people find more balance and relief from worry. She draws on five years of clinical experience and a practical mix of approaches to support people through difficult times. Mary writes plainly and works to make sessions feel understandable and manageable for someone under stress.
She uses a blend of client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and trauma-focused techniques when appropriate.
Background and approach
This means conversations are driven by the person's concerns, while also trying simple, practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. When trauma is part of the picture she may integrate EMDR-informed methods alongside talking therapies. Mary aims to be non-judgemental, calm and respectful in sessions.
She has long experience supporting people who relate to neurodiversity, including work with ADHD and autism, and is comfortable addressing how these issues affect daily life and wellbeing. Her style is steady and straightforward, with attention to what a person wants to achieve.
She can help with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, addiction-related concerns, sleep problems and major life changes. Mary also works with concerns such as grief, anger, body image and caregiving strain, using approaches suited to each situation. Practical arrangements and formats are explained up front so people know what to expect.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, and the process to begin is to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
How Mary’s approaches translate to online therapy
Mary draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) alongside trauma-focused EMDR-informed methods. Client-centred work involves listening closely and following the person's pace to help them feel heard and understood; it can help with low mood, self-esteem and everyday stress. CBT offers clear, practical tools to spot and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that feed anxiety or depression. EMDR-informed methods are used when past traumatic events affect current wellbeing and can help reduce distress connected to those memories.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary will talk through what feels most helpful and try techniques together to see what fits. Goals and preferences guide which methods are used and how sessions are paced, so people remain in control of their therapy journey.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone appointments can suit those with limited bandwidth, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging fits those who prefer written exchange or need more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
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- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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