Counsellor profile
Marie Shakespear, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with MarieWhere Marie stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 394529
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Psychodynamic ideas
- Solution-Focused work
About Marie
Marie Shakespear is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Marie also supports people facing depression and other life changes.
Her approach is grounded in client-centred work, which means sessions focus on the person's experience and what matters most to them. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. Solution-focused techniques are used to identify practical steps and small changes that can make daily life easier.
Marie aims to make sessions straightforward and honest. Conversations tend to be direct and plain. She encourages people to notice how old patterns show up now, such as people-pleasing or prioritising others at their own expense, and to consider different ways of coping.
She has experience supporting issues related to attachment, abandonment, codependency, and communication problems. Marie also works with concerns connected to autism and Asperger syndrome, BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and parenting pressures.
In addition to clinical work, Marie offers supervision to other practitioners. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and priorities. Online sessions using this approach give space for the person to say what matters and to steer the agenda. This can help with issues like people-pleasing, low self-esteem, and relationship patterns.Psychodynamic therapy looks at recurring patterns and early relationship influences. In online sessions this can mean noticing repeated themes in relationships and how they affect present-day choices. It can be useful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and understanding codependency patterns.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss which methods suit the person's goals and preferences and will adjust the focus as needed. This is a collaborative process that balances immediate practical steps with deeper reflection.
Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments into a busy week and reducing travel time. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Many people find that shorter or more frequent check-ins, or not needing to travel, helps them keep momentum between sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, depression and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centred and plain. She also uses psychodynamic thinking to spot recurring patterns and solution-focused steps for practical change.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on the concerns listed in her profile.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified on the profile.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.