Marilyn Thomas, BACP

Marilyn Thomas, BACP, is a counsellor who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She offers a calm and respectful space to talk through what feels hard and to work towards clearer, manageable goals. Her approach is practical and person-focused.

With five years of experience, Marilyn draws on several therapeutic approaches to match what each person needs. She uses client-centred methods as the base of her work and adds strategies from attachment-focused and cognitive behavioural approaches when they fit. She also brings elements from relationship models such as the Gottman Method and Imago ideas when relationship issues are central.

Sessions tend to focus on understanding patterns and trying new ways of relating and coping. For intimacy and sexual concerns she helps people name the problem, reduce shame, and plan small steps to feel safer and more connected. For anxiety or low mood she offers practical tools alongside reflective conversation.

Marilyn also works with concerns such as trauma, grief, career stress, ADHD, compassion fatigue and body image. She supports people dealing with relationship changes, separation, or blended family challenges. Her work includes coaching-style conversations when clients want clear plans for next steps.

Based in the United Kingdom and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Marilyn provides therapy in English and accepts international clients. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Marilyn’s approaches translate to online work

Marilyn commonly uses client-centred work and attachment-based ideas alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. Client-centred work means the conversation focuses on the person in front of her, with the therapist following the client’s concerns and pace rather than imposing a rigid plan. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and helps people notice how past connections shape current reactions. Cognitive behavioural techniques involve spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying small, practical experiments to change them.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Marilyn will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and agree on a way of working together. That might mean a gently reflective client-centred stance for some, or more structured CBT-style tasks for others, or a blend tailored to the presenting issues.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow short, regular check-ins that slot into a lunch break or evening. It can also make it quicker to continue sessions when life circumstances change, while the therapist and client decide together how to pace the work.