Miriam Berry, BACP

Miriam Berry is a psychotherapist and counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and challenges linked to sexual and gender identity. She works with those coping with life changes, low self-esteem, eating concerns, intimacy issues and ongoing health problems. Miriam also supports people navigating attachment and abandonment wounds that affect current relationships.

She uses a psychodynamic approach that looks at patterns in behaviour and relationship dynamics. In sessions she pays attention to how early experiences shape current responses. That can make it easier to notice repeated ways of thinking or acting and choose something different.

Sessions are conversational and reflective. Miriam aims to build a steady working relationship so people feel able to talk about painful memories, confusing feelings and difficult choices. She encourages gentle curiosity about why problems keep happening and what matters most now.

Miriam trained in psychodynamic therapy and holds BACP registration, which means she is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has four years of experience working with adults on a range of concerns including neurodiversity and LGBTQ matters.

People beginning therapy with Miriam complete an initial meeting to discuss needs and what they hope to change. From there she and the person agree a way of working that fits their goals and life circumstances.

How psychodynamic work translates online

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at repeated patterns in relationships and behaviour and asks how early experiences might shape current reactions. It can help when anxiety, grief, relationship problems or issues linked to identity keep resurfacing by making those patterns clearer and easier to think about.

In sessions the therapist listens for themes in your stories and reflections. Together you consider what those patterns mean for your goals now. This collaborative tone aims to help people make more conscious choices about how they respond in life and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Miriam will work with each person to see whether psychodynamic work fits their needs, and she will adapt how sessions feel to match goals and preferences. This means therapy is shaped as you go rather than fixed from the start.

If you plan to try online work, please check the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caring commitments, reduce travel time and let people meet from familiar surroundings. It can also allow shorter check-ins when life is busy, or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited.