Marie Lloyd , BACP

Marie Lloyd is a licensed UK counsellor and psychotherapist with over 12 years of professional experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She is BACP-registered - a membership that indicates alignment with professional standards for counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom. Marie works with a wide range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, childhood trauma and PTSD, complex grief and bereavement, relationship difficulties, sexual and domestic abuse, self-harm and suicidal ideation, low self-esteem and persistent negative thoughts, and work-related pressures. She also assists clients who are coming to terms with life-limiting medical diagnoses, navigating major life changes, or facing challenging decisions.

Marie approaches therapy from a collaborative stance, believing that each person is the expert on their own experience and that they already possess strengths which can be drawn on during healing and growth. Her practice aims to help people recognize and use those strengths to move through what is challenging them. Taking the first step to seek therapy can require courage, and Marie acknowledges and supports that commitment to change as clients begin the process of working toward their goals.

Approaches and Online Support for Change

Marie combines evidence-informed methods to tailor therapy to each person. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and close relationships shape current patterns - it helps when relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, or attachment issues affect wellbeing. Client-Centered Therapy places the person at the heart of the process, offering empathic listening and support so clients can explore their values, choices, and self-worth in a non-directive way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviours and provides practical tools to address anxiety, negative thinking, and problems with coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Marie works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review progress and adapt the plan as circumstances change, keeping the client's priorities central.

Online therapy with Marie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make support accessible and flexible. These options allow people to attend sessions from home or while traveling, fit therapy around work and family commitments, and maintain continuity of care when life changes arise. Licensed professionals can use these formats to provide consistent, focused therapeutic support tailored to each person's situation.