Mirriam Ekei Buo, BACP

Mirriam Ekei Buo is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing midlife crossroads and other life stresses. She meets each person with straightforward kindness and a focus on their strengths. Mirriam believes clients know their story best and works alongside them as they consider change.

She draws on five years of experience across NHS services, higher education, employee assistance programmes and other mental health agencies. That background means she is used to helping people with depression, anxiety and stress, and with grief and loss. She also has experience with issues affecting LGBT people and with family tensions.

In sessions she uses approaches that help people understand relationships and early patterns, and that centre the client’s own experience. Conversations aim to clarify what is getting in the way and to try out different ways of coping. Mirriam pays attention to how attachment and past relationships shape present difficulties.

Practical matters like sleep problems, work stress and career worries are brought into the discussion. She also addresses intimacy and self-esteem concerns, body image, and difficulties with commitment and communication. The goal is to make steady, realistic changes that fit into daily life.

Mirriam asks new clients to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Sessions are then scheduled according to her availability and the platform process.

How Mirriam’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It can help with intimacy problems, abandonment worries and repeated relationship difficulties by tracing how past bonds affect present behaviour.

Client-Centred Therapy puts the client's perspective at the heart of sessions. It focuses on listening, understanding and building on strengths so people can decide the next steps for themselves.

Psychodynamic ideas help uncover recurring themes and unconscious patterns that show up in stress, depression and family problems. Talking about these patterns can reduce their hold on everyday choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mirriam will discuss which methods suit the person's needs, goals and preferences and will adjust the focus as therapy progresses. That decision is collaborative and practical.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and caring duties and reducing travel time. Some people prefer shorter check-ins or audio-only conversations when bandwidth or energy is limited. Because the exact session formats are not specified in the biography, please confirm the available options before booking so arrangements match daily life and routine.