Marieke Winkel

Marieke Winkel is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress and life changes, and she lists life purpose among her areas of focus.

She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters day to day. Conversations look at what has been happening, how those events affect current choices, and small steps that can feel possible. Practical strategies from mindfulness and solution-focused thinking are used alongside deeper work on attachment and patterns that repeat.

Her background includes a BSc in Humanistic Integrative Counselling and postgraduate psychotherapy training. She has worked in NHS settings, private practice and specialist services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. That mix shapes an approach that combines short-term problem solving with exploration of longer-standing issues.

Marieke also has experience teaching and mentoring other counsellors, and she has worked in social care and research in the Netherlands. She speaks English and Dutch and has worked with people from different cultural backgrounds.

People often come when a loss, a relationship problem or a life change has left them unsure what comes next. In sessions she helps them clarify immediate priorities, notice repeating patterns, and try out new ways of coping that fit their daily life.

Therapeutic approaches for online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It looks at how people connect, withdraw, or react in relationships and helps identify repeating responses that affect choices now.

Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens carefully, reflects what is said, and supports the person to find their own priorities and decisions rather than giving instructions.

EMDR is used to process distressing memories by combining focused attention with guided eye movements or related methods. It is often used with trauma, and aims to reduce the intensity of upsetting memories so they feel less intrusive.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods in collaboration with the person, taking account of their goals, history and what feels manageable in sessions.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work, family and other commitments, and they can allow for shorter check-ins or for sessions without being on camera. Registered or accredited professionals often combine conversational work, mindfulness exercises and EMDR-style processing in remote sessions depending on what is needed.