Counsellor profile
Marie Shakespear, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused work
About Marie
Counsellor Marie Shakespear is a BACP member working in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also lists support for LGBT concerns, parenting and family-related difficulties, and neurodiversity-related matters such as ADHD and autism.
Her approach is rooted in client-centred ways of working. Sessions focus on the person’s experience and on listening without judgement. She uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and life, and draws on solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and practical steps.
Marie aims to create clear, straightforward sessions. She encourages people to talk through current problems, feelings and past events that still matter. Practical coping strategies are offered alongside reflection about how past experiences shape present reactions.
She has guided people through relationship breakdowns, grief and trauma, and difficulties with self-esteem and anger. Additional areas she lists include body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and sexual culture topics such as BDSM and kink.
Marie also works as a supervisor, supporting other practitioners in their work. People considering a first appointment are asked to use the site’s matching process and schedule an initial session to discuss goals and practical arrangements.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Marie uses client-centred work that puts the person’s concerns at the heart of sessions. This approach means the counsellor listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, which helps when discussing anxiety, relationship worries and everyday stressors.She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeated patterns in relationships and emotional responses. That approach can help when long-standing feelings, attachment or abandonment issues affect how someone behaves now. Solution-focused techniques are used alongside these approaches to set clear short-term goals and simple steps to try between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals and preferences and agree which methods to try. The decision is collaborative and can change as the work develops.
The original profile did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking via the site. In general, online counselling can help fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time and make it easier to have a shorter check-in when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use these benefits to make therapy more practical for everyday schedules.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also lists support for ADHD, autism, parenting and LGBT concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses client-centred methods that focus on the person’s experience. She also uses psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused techniques for practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom. She also works as a supervisor to other practitioners.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients in addition to people based in the United Kingdom.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking through the site’s booking process.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided when you go through the matching and booking steps.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The initial meeting will cover goals and practical arrangements.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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