Miriam Berry

Miriam Berry is a psychotherapist and counsellor with four years' experience, and a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, issues around LGBT identities, eating concerns, grief, and wider life changes including questions of life purpose.

She offers a straightforward way of working. In early sessions she and the client talk about what feels most pressing and whether her approach fits the problem. Miriam emphasises the relationship between therapist and client as central to progress and suggests an initial meeting to see if it feels like a good match.

Her practice draws on psychodynamic therapy. That means she and the client look at current patterns in behaviour and relationships and how early life experiences may have shaped those patterns. The aim is to make those influences clearer so the client can decide whether to keep or change habitual responses.

Miriam names particular interest in LGBTQ concerns, neurodiversity, loss, and parent-adult child relationships. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, fertility and gender dysphoria, and coping with isolation and shame.

Sessions are presented as a collaborative process. Miriam explains how the psychodynamic ideas connect to everyday problems, and she helps people notice recurring patterns that affect work, friendships and intimate relationships.

How psychodynamic work translates to online therapy

Miriam works from a psychodynamic perspective, which looks at repeating patterns in feelings and relationships. In practice this means discussing current problems and tracing how early experiences may shape them, so clients can see why they react as they do and consider alternatives.

Psychodynamic therapy can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and questions about life purpose. It tends to focus on patterns that turn up across different situations rather than only on quick symptom relief.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work. Miriam treats the selection as a collaborative process and will talk with each client about which methods seem most likely to meet their needs and aims. She checks in with people about how the work is going and adjusts the focus as required.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, cut out travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people join from a location that suits them and can reduce the effort of arranging childcare or taking time off work.