Marianne Blackmore , BACP

Marianne Blackmore is a licensed therapist with five years of clinical experience who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, and life transitions. She emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic connection and brings an empathic, relational style to each session, believing that trust and understanding form the foundation for meaningful change.

Her background includes work in education, support for carers - including parents, young carers and those caring for older adults - and roles in the creative industries and transport sectors. Marianne values creativity as part of the therapeutic process and often incorporates creative ways of exploring feelings and coping strategies when appropriate.

She supports people dealing with burnout, compassion fatigue, depression, self-esteem and motivation challenges, addiction concerns, parenting and fatherhood issues, relationship and family problems, grief and ambiguous loss, sleep difficulties, anger, career dilemmas, ADHD symptoms, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Additional areas of focus include abandonment, body image, codependency, communication difficulties, dissociation, and caregiver stress. Marianne also works with people who are hearing impaired and provides services in English and American Sign Language.

She holds the BACP credential - membership in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counselling and psychotherapy. Marianne is not currently accepting new clients.

Approaches That Guide Online Work with Marianne

Marianne draws on client-centered therapy to place the client's experience at the heart of the work - she listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps clients explore their own values and choices. This approach is useful for building self-esteem, navigating life changes, and strengthening relationships because it supports self-discovery and personal agency.

She also uses motivational interviewing, a collaborative style that helps people resolve ambivalence and find their own motivation for change. This method can be particularly helpful for addressing addictions, improving coping with stress, and supporting career or lifestyle shifts where increased motivation is needed.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Marianne works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She tailors sessions based on how a client responds and adjusts strategies as work progresses to find the best fit.

Online therapy with Marianne can take place by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access care from home, accommodate busy lives or mobility needs, and maintain continuity of support across changing circumstances.