Marie Shakespear

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse

About Marie

Marie Shakespear helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, trauma and abuse, and depression using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

She works in a client-centred way, putting the person's concerns and goals at the heart of sessions. That means conversations focus on whatever is most pressing for the client, and the counsellor follows the person's lead while offering reflections and questions to clarify what matters most.

Marie also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships or in how people handle stress. This can help identify repeated reactions that cause pain in day-to-day life. Solution-focused techniques are used too, to set clear, short-term goals and try practical steps between sessions.

Her practice includes work with trauma and abuse, where trauma-focused methods are used alongside the other approaches. Sessions cover emotional responses, coping strategies, and steps for managing difficult memories or triggers at a pace the client chooses.

Marie has experience supporting a wide range of life concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including parenting and family strain, issues around identity and LGBT matters, ADHD, body image, and relationship breakdown. She also offers supervision to other counsellors as part of her professional work.

How her approaches shape remote counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own concerns and goals, with the counsellor following the client's lead and offering reflections to clarify feelings and choices. It helps with day-to-day stress, relationship problems and deciding on next steps.

Psychodynamic ideas look at repeated patterns in relationships and behaviour that may cause distress. This approach can be useful for understanding why certain reactions keep happening and for making longer-term changes.

Solution-focused methods concentrate on short-term goals and practical steps the client can try between sessions. This is helpful when someone wants to make specific, manageable changes quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and agree a plan based on the client's needs, goals and preferences, so the way forward is decided together.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also gives flexibility for sessions that suit different routines, such as avoiding camera use or choosing a shorter session to fit a lunch break. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical benefits while working through the issues described above.

Topics Marie lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Depression
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Marie

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she works on, and she uses approaches such as client-centred and solution-focused therapy to address them.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred therapy, psychodynamic ideas, solution-focused methods and trauma-focused approaches depending on the client's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another country?

She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I arrange a first appointment?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.