- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Mary
Mary Harrington is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She has five years of professional experience and offers a calm, respectful presence for people who want change. Mary aims to help clients take small, steady steps toward feeling more able and balanced.
Mary uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a listening space where clients set the pace.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for practical tools to manage thoughts and behaviour. She also offers EMDR for people who have distress from past traumatic events. Her past work includes supporting people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, eating and sleeping issues, anger, grief and low self-esteem.
Parenting concerns are also listed among her areas of focus, and she can help parents talk through pressures and decision-making. Mary has long experience supporting young people with ADHD and autism and understands common challenges around neurodiversity. She describes her style as non-judgemental, respectful and compassionate, aiming to make sessions feel safe and straightforward.
Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Mary responds to messages in the evenings Monday to Friday and may reply at weekends when she is training or resting.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mary helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s views and pace at the centre of sessions. Online this means the counsellor focuses on listening, reflecting and following what the client brings, whether on video or in writing. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) gives step-by-step techniques to alter unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Delivered online, CBT can include worksheets, between-session tasks and brief behavioural experiments adapted for the home setting. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps people who carry distress from past events. In remote sessions EMDR is paced carefully and uses guided attention methods that suit video or phone work.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and together they will choose what fits the client’s goals and preferences. This collaborative process means plans can change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, daily check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or study commitments and to try different formats until the best fit is found.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of concerns does Mary work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, self-esteem and many related issues including parenting worries and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is non-judgemental and compassionate. She listens first and then offers practical tools and gentle reflection.
What is her professional background?
Mary has five years of professional counselling experience and longer experience supporting young people with ADHD and autism.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She works from the United Kingdom and holds BACP as the listed credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging according to the client’s preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mary?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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