Marilyn Thomas, BACP

Marilyn Thomas uses a person-centred approach to help people through relationship and emotional difficulties. She brings five years of experience and works from a practical, down-to-earth perspective. Marilyn aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on real change. She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Marilyn helps people facing stress, anxiety and low mood, and she supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also works with issues such as self-esteem, grief, anger, career change, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Her practice covers a broad range of additional focuses including attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, body image, codependency and sexual diversity such as BDSM and kink.

Her work is collaborative and centred on the person in front of her. Sessions often begin by identifying what matters most to the client and setting short-term goals. Marilyn draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns.

When relationship matters are the focus she may use elements of the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy to improve communication and rebuild connection. For people coping with trauma or past hurts she combines gentle exploration with practical coping strategies to manage distress day to day.

Marilyn offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk honestly about difficult topics. She aims to support clients to find clearer ways of relating to themselves and others and to build skills that help after therapy ends.

How Marilyn's approaches adapt to online therapy

Marilyn uses client-centred work to put the person's experience first, creating space to talk and to set goals that matter. Attachment-based ideas help identify how early relationship patterns affect current difficulties and are useful for repairing trust and improving intimacy. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, offers practical tools to spot unhelpful thinking and develop new coping habits for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marilyn will talk with each person about their needs, preferences and goals and then tailor her mix of methods. Together they decide which tools to try first and review progress as therapy continues.

Online sessions can fit into busy lives. Video calls allow visual connection for work on relationships and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or days with limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for people who prefer writing their thoughts or need flexible, brief support. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caring duties and daily routines, while still focusing on meaningful change and skill-building.