Mary Prime
Practical, flexible online counselling for everyday struggles
About Mary
Mary Prime is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She trained initially in person-centred counselling and holds BACP registration, and she describes a practical, down-to-earth way of working that aims to meet people where they are. Mary shares a background in talking therapies and has worked in NHS settings as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
She currently works as a Social Prescriber within community mental health teams and has mainly offered sessions online since the pandemic.
Background and approach
She often schedules evening and weekend appointments to fit around busy lives. She uses a blend of approaches so sessions can be adapted to individual needs. Typical work includes helping people with stress, anxiety, low mood and depression, and with changes such as bereavement, relationship breakdown or moving into different life stages.
She also supports people facing difficulties with eating, sleeping, self-esteem, work and career concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Mary has a particular interest in chronic pain and long-term health conditions. She has lived experience of a chronic pain condition and brings that perspective into conversations about practical daily adjustments and coping strategies.
She has also supported unpaid carers and people dealing with compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. Mary also notes lived experience of neurodiversity, including autism, ADHD and dyslexia diagnosed later in life. This informs how she tailors sessions and communicates, helping people feel understood and heard.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that suit online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and building a trusting relationship so people can talk through what matters most. It helps when someone needs a calm, understanding space to make sense of feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and offers simple strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress because it teaches practical tools to manage day-to-day problems.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away by them. Short mindfulness exercises can help with sleep, rumination and coping with chronic pain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will discuss different options and adapt sessions to what feels most helpful. Decisions are made collaboratively, with attention to goals, pace and personal preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video lets you use visual cues during discussion, phone calls need less bandwidth and can be a quicker check-in, while live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates or when writing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions around work, care tasks or mobility limits, and they allow continuity of care even when schedules change.
| 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
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
