Counsellor profile
Marieke Winkel, BACP, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Trauma and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP, NCPS
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 89699; NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS24-04333
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English, Dutch
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- EMDR for trauma
- Mindfulness practice
About Marieke
Marieke Winkel is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She has 11 years of experience supporting people with trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and codependency.
She offers straightforward, talk-based therapy and draws on several approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions can include work on attachment patterns, mindfulness skills, psychodynamic reflection about past relationships, and EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. Marieke prefers to keep explanations plain and practical in sessions, helping people name patterns and try small changes.
Her background includes clinical roles in health services, work with survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, and teaching trainee counsellors. That mix shapes a practice that blends direct therapeutic work with attention to safety and boundaries.
Marieke explains concepts in everyday language. She often helps people notice how they put others first and what gets in the way of saying no. Together they develop clearer personal limits and simple ways to reduce reactive stress.
She also draws on experience from social work and research in the Netherlands to inform her perspective. Those experiences add practical tools for coping with loss, abandonment, chronic illness and major life transitions.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Marieke uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current responses. This approach helps people see why they feel compelled to rescue or placate others and what safer relating might look like.She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a way to work with traumatic memories. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity and can be helpful for those with a history of abuse or overwhelming events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, past experience of therapy, and practical preferences, and then suggest which methods to try. If something does not suit a client, they review it and choose a different way forward collaboratively.
Please confirm current online session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the supplied profile. Many people choose online sessions because they can fit appointments into work breaks, avoid travel time, or use audio-only when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practice and EMDR-style processing to virtual sessions, while checking that the approach matches a client's needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Dutch
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and codependent patterns?
Yes. She works with people who repeatedly put others first and want clearer boundaries and less reactive caregiving.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is mainly talk-based and practical. She uses listening, reflective questions and exercises from different approaches to support change.
How much experience does she have with trauma?
She has 11 years of experience, including work with survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence and clinical roles in health services.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I am not in the UK or speak another language?
She works in English and Dutch and accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original profile did not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to start working with her?
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.