Marie Shakespear, BACP

Marie Shakespear uses a client-focused approach to help people cope with stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. Marie aims to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and to take practical steps towards feeling better.

She has five years of professional experience and has worked with people dealing with trauma, abuse and intimacy-related issues. Depression and general coping with life changes are also areas she has supported. Sessions are intended to be a place where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgement.

Marie draws on client-centred ideas to follow what matters most to each person. She also brings psychodynamic thinking to notice patterns from the past that affect present relationships. Solution-focused methods are used to set small, achievable goals when people want quicker practical changes.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She encourages people to notice what helps and to try things between sessions. Marie also has experience supervising other practitioners, which informs her reflective way of working.

People often come to her for help with self-esteem, family and parenting strains, anger, career stresses and neurodiversity-related concerns such as ADHD or autism. She can also support people exploring identity and LGBT-related issues while they work through practical and emotional challenges.

How Marie's approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgement, helping them name what matters and decide their next steps. This approach is useful for stress, relationship concerns and self-esteem work. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that come from past experiences and how they affect current feelings and relationships, which can help when people want to understand recurring difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Marie will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, and she will suggest ways of working that suit the person’s needs. The choice of method is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. It can make it easier to attend during a lunch break or between other commitments. Please confirm which session formats are available with Marie before booking so you know how appointments will be arranged.