Mary Prime

Mary Prime is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She has worked in NHS talking therapies as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and now works as a Social Prescriber within Community Mental Health Teams. Mary lists concerns she supports including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, life changes, and life purpose.

She began training in person-centred counselling and qualified in 2018. Since then she has completed a higher level diploma and integrated additional approaches into her work. Mary uses Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in ways that fit each person’s needs. She is also training as a health coach and can include coaching-style conversations when wanted.

Mary has worked mainly online since the COVID-19 pandemic and offers evening and weekend appointments to suit busy schedules. Her practice has included many clients with anxiety, low mood, and stress, and she has experience supporting people who have felt suicidal or who are contemplating self-harm. She also supports people through bereavement and relationship endings.

A particular interest is long-term health and chronic pain. Mary has lived experience of a chronic pain condition and uses that perspective when discussing how illness affects daily life and routines. She has also supported unpaid carers with the strain of caring responsibilities.

Mary has later-life diagnoses of Autism, ADHD and dyslexia and describes having lived experience of neurodiversity. She helps people talk through practical adjustments, communication challenges, self-esteem and the steps involved in finding direction during life transitions.

How Mary applies therapeutic approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters to the individual. The counsellor offers an accepting presence and works to understand a person's perspective, which can help with feelings of low mood, identity questions and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical strategies such as noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and stress management.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and awareness practices. These techniques aim to reduce rumination and improve coping with difficult emotions and chronic health challenges.

Choosing the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Mary aims to collaborate with each person to decide what feels most useful. She discusses goals and preferences and adapts methods as the therapeutic relationship develops.

Her profile indicates she has mainly worked online since the pandemic, and she offers sessions at times to fit busy lives. Please confirm which specific session formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, allow quieter check-ins without travel, and support a steady course of meetings when life is hectic.