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Marie Shakespear, BACP

Marie Shakespear is a counsellor who uses trauma-focused and client-centred approaches to help people make sense of painful experiences.

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About Marie

Marie Shakespear is a counsellor who uses trauma-focused and client-centred approaches to help people make sense of painful experiences. She holds BACP accreditation and has five years of professional experience in the UK. Marie aims to make the first step feel less daunting and offers steady support along the way.

She works with people facing stress, anxiety and depression. Relationship and intimacy concerns are also part of her practice. Marie helps those affected by trauma and abuse to talk through what happened and how it affects daily life.

Background and approach

Her sessions focus on listening closely and following each person's pace. That might mean exploring past patterns to understand present feelings, or working on practical steps to cope day-to-day. She explains ideas plainly and keeps the work grounded in the client's goals.

Marie also supports people dealing with family and parenting pressures, career strain, ADHD, and issues around self-esteem and identity. Additional areas she addresses include attachment difficulties, body image and navigating kink and alternative sexual cultures. She combines reflective dialogue with short-term goal work so clients can notice change between sessions.

Marie also offers supervision to other professionals, drawing on her clinical experience to support their development.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	394529	April 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Marie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, 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 / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Polyamory / 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 Marie names

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Therapeutic approaches and online support

Marie blends trauma-focused therapy and client-centred work in online sessions. Trauma-focused therapy means gently addressing the effects of upsetting events and building safer ways to cope. Client-centred therapy centres on listening, helping people feel heard and shaping the work around their priorities. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns that repeat over time and how early experiences influence current relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Marie will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they choose methods that feel most useful. That collaborative process helps set clear aims and practical steps rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual connection, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around life and to keep momentum between sessions.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Marie commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, and related matters such as self-esteem and anger.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Marie combines client-centred listening with trauma-focused and psychodynamic ideas, and uses solution-focused techniques for practical goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and offers supervision to other practitioners.

What credential does Marie hold and where is she based?

She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

Which session formats are offered?

Marie provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

What is the process to begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.