Mary Honeyball, BACP

Mary Honeyball uses a gentle, person-focused approach to help people facing stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. She draws on two decades of experience in the United Kingdom and aims to create a calm space where clients can talk honestly about what’s hard. Mary is a BACP counsellor and keeps language simple and practical in sessions.

She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-informed ideas and a client-centred style. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, connect with what matters to them and strengthen safe ways of relating to others. Sessions are straightforward and focused on useful steps rather than medical jargon.

Mary works with a wide range of concerns including relationship difficulties, grief, depression and trauma and abuse. She also supports people coping with parenting strain, career pressures, burnout and compassion fatigue. Seasonal Affective Disorder is an additional area of focus.

In the room she listens first and then helps people try small changes. Conversations can include practical strategies for sleeping, eating and managing anger, alongside looking at patterns of connection that affect intimacy and relationships. The aim is to increase day-to-day coping and build on strengths.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental, and she encourages clients to set realistic goals. Mary works collaboratively to agree on what to try between sessions, so progress feels manageable and relevant to each person’s life.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and depression because it focuses on living a meaningful life even when difficult feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of relating affect current relationships. It can help when intimacy, trust or repeated conflict are a problem by exploring relational patterns and building new ways of connecting.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mary will listen to your concerns and goals and then suggest which methods to try. She works collaboratively so clients can shape the focus and pace of therapy based on their needs and preferences.

Online sessions use video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical options. Video is good for in-depth conversations and non-verbal cues, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, while live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or when writing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to schedule sessions around work and family commitments and to keep continuity of care when life gets busy.