Marilyn Thomas
Supportive therapist for relationships and emotional health
About Marilyn
Marilyn Thomas is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who blends several therapy approaches to help people through hard times. She holds BACP accreditation and has five years of practice supporting people facing stress, anxiety and depression. Marilyn aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly and start to feel clearer about next steps.
She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns.
Background and approach
That helps when people struggle with intimacy, commitment or attachment issues. She also draws on client-centred work, which means she follows the person’s pace and priorities during sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are part of her toolbox too.
These give straightforward ways to notice thought patterns, test unhelpful beliefs and try small behavioural changes. For relationship concerns she uses parts of the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy to focus on communication and rebuilding connection.
Marilyn works with a wide range of concerns such as relationship and intimacy-related issues, family matters, grief, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes like career shifts or separation. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue, low self-esteem and bipolar-related challenges. Sessions can include coaching-style conversations alongside therapy work when that suits the person’s goals.
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people find clearer choices and steadier day-to-day coping.
What Marilyn works with
How Marilyn works
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current responses. Online sessions with this focus explore attachment style, trust and closeness, and how those patterns affect intimacy and commitment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and following the person's priorities. In an online session this can feel conversational and paced to the person's needs, useful for low mood, stress and self-esteem work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioural experiments. Online formats work well for CBT because notes, worksheets and short tasks are easy to share between meetings.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marilyn will discuss goals, try different methods and adapt the plan based on what helps most. The aim is to find a practical way forward that fits the person's preferences and life circumstances.
Online therapy provides flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, written reflection or when typing helps express difficult thoughts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
