Marie Reid, BACP

Marie Reid is a counsellor who works from a client-centred perspective. She holds BACP accreditation and brings three years of professional experience to her practice. Marie encourages people to speak about what matters to them and to use their own strengths to make changes.

Marie focuses on common but painful problems such as addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also supports people facing stress, grief, self-esteem struggles and career concerns. She aims to help clients who are coping with life changes, intimacy issues and sleep difficulties.

In sessions she listens carefully and reflects back what she hears. This helps people notice patterns and understand the choices they face. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons and drive to change.

Marie also draws on narrative and solution-focused ideas to help people reframe their story and set small practical goals. That combination suits people who want both time to be heard and concrete steps to try between sessions. She accepts international clients and works with people across the United Kingdom.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions based on the therapist's schedule. Marie describes the first session as a chance to talk about priorities and agree on what to work on together.

How Marie's approaches work online

Marie uses a client-centred way of working that focuses on what matters to each person. This approach means sessions usually begin by listening closely to your story and reflecting back what is important. It suits people who need time to be heard and to make sense of difficult experiences.

She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. That method is practical and goal-oriented, often helpful for addictions, lifestyle changes and decisions about relationships or work. Together these approaches support both emotional understanding and step-by-step action.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then agree on how to proceed. This is a collaborative process where methods can be adapted as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins, and remove travel time so therapy is simpler to attend. Ask about the available formats when you begin the matching process.