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Mary Prime, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online therapy options- CBT and mindfulness
- Long-term health support
- Evening and weekend work
About Mary
Mary Prime is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low mood and life transitions. She also supports those facing relationship strains, chronic health conditions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and issues around self-esteem and work.
Mary practised as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in a talking therapies service within the NHS and now works as a Social Prescriber in community mental health teams. She trained initially in person-centred counselling, qualifying in 2018, and has since completed a higher level diploma that broadened her therapeutic methods.
In sessions she uses practical, structured techniques alongside listening-centred work. That can mean looking at unhelpful thoughts and habits, trying simple experiments, and practising attention and grounding skills. She can also draw on coaching approaches if clients want a more goal-focused element.
Mary has particular experience with long-term health conditions and chronic pain, bringing personal lived experience of persistent pain to conversations about day-to-day coping. She has also supported unpaid carers and people experiencing major life transitions such as starting or leaving university and changes in family roles.
Most of her recent work has been delivered online, with many evening and weekend appointments to fit around busy schedules. Sessions aim to help people develop clearer ways of managing symptoms and making practical adjustments that fit their lives.
How Mary combines CBT, client-centred work and mindfulness online
Mary uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot unhelpful thinking and test small behaviour changes. CBT work often includes practical tasks between sessions, thought records and step-by-step experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.She also uses client-centred counselling, which focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person in front of her. Mindfulness therapy is offered as simple attention and grounding practices to reduce rumination and improve sleep or focus.
Finding the right mix is collaborative. Mary will discuss goals and preferences and suggest approaches that fit those aims. She frames therapy as a shared process of trying methods and checking what helps most.
The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current online session options before booking. Online work has practical benefits: it can fit into evening or weekend gaps, reduce travel time, and make shorter check-ins easier to arrange around work or caregiving. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem and career issues.
How does she describe her therapeutic style?
Mary combines listening-centred, client-focused counselling with structured techniques such as CBT and mindfulness exercises.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has eight years of professional experience, including work as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and as a Social Prescriber in community mental health teams.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and session billing handled?
Fees vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.