Mari Syrad, BACP
Mari Syrad is a BACP psychotherapeutic counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression and major life changes.
About Mari
Mari Syrad is a BACP psychotherapeutic counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, trauma and issues around self-esteem and body image. Mari aims to create a calm space where people can talk about what feels overwhelming and begin to find practical ways forward.
Mari works in a gentle, person-centred way. She listens closely and follows each person's pace while offering observations that prompt reflection.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding what has happened and on noticing patterns that keep problems alive. The goal is to help people make sense of their experience and discover their own resources for coping. Her background includes three years of clinical experience.
Mari trained as an integrative humanistic counsellor and practices primarily using Client-Centred Therapy and Existential Therapy approaches. She draws on those frameworks to value each person's perspective and to explore meaning, choice and responsibility in life. Mari offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
Sessions are delivered in English and are for people based in the United Kingdom. Costs vary with location and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to the therapist's availability.
Mari aims to be warm and straightforward in early conversations, helping people decide whether the fit feels right for them.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395917 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mari lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Ways of working Mari names
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Mari uses Client-Centred Therapy and Existential Therapy to guide online work in simple, practical ways. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and reflecting back what you say, helping you feel heard and to build self-trust. It is useful for anxieties, low mood and relationship worries.Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and personal values. It helps when life changes feel confusing or overwhelming, and when people want to make sense of loss, identity or major decisions. Both approaches aim to help you find your own answers rather than prescribe them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mari will collaborate with you to decide what feels most helpful, checking in about goals, preferences and how sessions are going. She adapts methods over time if something isn’t working.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging adds flexibility. Video suits deeper conversation and visual connection, phone calls work well with lower bandwidth, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or health needs while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Mari focus on?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, trauma and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Mari works in a gentle, person-centred way and uses existential ideas to explore meaning. She listens closely and helps people notice patterns in their feelings and behaviour.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mari has three years of experience working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor and has practised with a range of common mental health and life issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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