Marie Jones, BACP

Marie Jones is a counsellor with a BACP credential and more than 10 years as a practising therapist. She draws on over 25 years working in mental health before qualifying, so professional and life experience shape how she meets people. Marie focuses on creating a non-judgemental space where people can be heard and understood. She aims to help clients develop coping strategies and to work through issues that harm daily life, relationships or work.

Her background includes long experience with trauma from childhood abuse and with common difficulties such as depression, anxiety and low self-worth. She also supports people facing grief, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, and the challenges of illness and caring responsibilities. Marie lists living with health challenges among her areas of focus, including chronic pain, illness and disability, and work with cancer and caregiver stress.

Marie’s approach is humanistic and integrative. She uses methods that respect each person’s experience and adapts techniques to what helps most. Expect straightforward conversations, practical coping ideas, and exercises to try between sessions.

People come to her for help with relationships, stress, identity and intimacy-related concerns, and with broader life transitions. She pays attention to patterns like attachment, abandonment fears, codependency and communication problems. The work can include looking at values, meaning and how to manage strong emotions.

Sessions are talked through at a pace that suits the individual. Marie encourages collaboration on goals and regular check-ins so therapy stays focused on what the client needs.

Approaches that guide online working and support

Marie uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques in her practice. Client-centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and understood; it helps when someone needs a steady space to talk through difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood and coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marie will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the individual. She treats the choice of approach as a collaboration and checks in regularly to see what is helping and what needs changing.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. Talk with Marie about how to structure sessions around work, caring duties or health limitations so therapy can slot into everyday life.