Marie Reid , BACP

Marie Reid is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds a BACP accreditation and has three years of professional experience supporting people through difficult life challenges.

She focuses on practical help for issues such as addiction, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also works with stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleep problems and low self-esteem. Marie offers support for career worries and coping with major life changes.

Her style starts from the belief that the person knows their own story best. Sessions aim to draw out strengths and build on what already works. Conversations are straightforward and goal-focused to help people make gradual changes.

Marie uses client-centred conversations alongside motivational interviewing and narrative and solution-focused tools. These approaches are used to clarify goals, boost motivation and reframe unhelpful patterns. People can expect a collaborative process where small steps add up over time.

She sees clients across a wide range of concerns including family and blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, and challenges linked to illness or loss. Marie also supports people dealing with addiction, eating issues, domestic violence and separation, helping them plan safer, healthier next steps.

Approach-focused online counselling and flexible formats

Marie uses client-centred counselling to listen closely to what matters most to the individual and to shape sessions around their priorities. This approach helps when someone needs space to tell their story and decide what they want to change.

She also draws on motivational interviewing to strengthen a person's own reasons for change. That method is useful for addictions, lifestyle shifts and situations where motivation feels mixed. Narrative work helps people separate themselves from difficult events by reworking the stories they tell about their lives and relationships.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then try techniques that fit the person's needs. Over time the plan can be adjusted so what happens in sessions remains relevant and practical.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options give flexibility to match therapy to day-to-day life and scheduling constraints.