Mirriam Ekei Buo
Practical counselling to rebuild confidence and coping
About Mirriam
Mirriam Ekei Buo offers supportive, person-centred counselling for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or grief. She presents as warm and direct, and she encourages clients to name what matters most to them. Mirriam explains that people already carry strengths they can build on in therapy.
She uses an integrative approach that draws on attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions focus on making sense of difficult patterns, improving close relationships, and finding practical ways to cope day to day.
Background and approach
Mirriam aims to create a space where clients can talk honestly about hurt, identity and relationships. Mirriam has worked in a range of settings in the United Kingdom, including the NHS, higher education and employee assistance programmes. She has five years of clinical experience and is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP.
Her background includes supporting people with depression, anxiety, bereavement and issues linked to LGBT identities. In practice she listens for the story behind symptoms such as sleeping problems, low self-esteem or difficulty with intimacy. She helps clients notice patterns that keep problems going and then tries out different ways of responding.
The aim is to reduce distress and build more reliable ways of coping. Clients usually start by sharing what they want to change. Mirriam then works with them to agree on goals and ways to measure progress.
She encourages honest feedback so the work can change as needs change.
What Mirriam works with
How Mirriam works
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Listed by Mirriam among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships, helping clients understand patterns of closeness and distance and how these affect adult relationships. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and following the client's lead so people feel heard and understood while they sort out what they want. Psychodynamic elements help people uncover recurring themes from their past that influence present day feelings and choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adjust the mix of approaches as the relationship develops. This is a collaborative process where the client's experience guides decisions about direction and pace.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online meetings can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow check-ins that are shorter when needed. They can also suit quieter, more reflective sessions when screen time is comfortable and phone options may help when less bandwidth is available. Registered or accredited professionals usually discuss practical arrangements at the first appointment to make sessions work for everyday life.
| 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
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
