Mary Honeyball
Compassionate, practical counselling for everyday struggles
About Mary
Mary Honeyball uses a client-centred approach to help people feel heard and understood. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and attachment-based ideas to support practical change. Mary has 20 years of experience working with stress, anxiety and low mood.
She is based in the United Kingdom and practices with a BACP credential. Mary aims to make sessions straightforward and down to earth. She encourages people to say what matters most and to notice thoughts and feelings without being overwhelmed by them.
Background and approach
Work often includes small experiments between sessions and simple skills to manage difficult moments. In sessions she pays attention to how past relationships shape current patterns. That can help when intimacy, trust or ongoing hurt get in the way of day-to-day life.
Conversations focus on finding compassionate ways to respond to old wounds and to build more helpful routines. Mary also supports people facing grief, career stress, parenting strain, sleep or eating concerns, and seasonal mood changes. She helps break big problems into small, manageable steps so progress feels possible.
The aim is steady, practical change rather than quick fixes. People meet in a calm, non-judgemental space where choices are discussed clearly. Mary helps set goals that fit each person's life and tests what works in practice.
She works collaboratively so the plan can shift as needs change.
What Mary works with
How Mary works
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Sessions & fees
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages choosing actions that match personal values and can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. That perspective can be useful when intimacy, trust or repeated relationship problems keep causing distress.
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and treating people with respect and empathy. It gives space for someone to set the pace and topics for each session while the counsellor reflects and supports exploration.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and Mary will work collaboratively to decide what fits best. She will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and adapt the methods if something is not helping.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls are useful for richer conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins, written reflection or ongoing support between longer sessions.
| 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
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
