Miriam Berry, BACP

Miriam Berry helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and difficulties with self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, and major life changes. Miriam works with a broad range of concerns, including LGBT matters, family of origin issues, and feelings of isolation.

She uses a psychodynamic approach to look at patterns that repeat in daily life. That means she pays attention to how early experiences shape current behaviour and relationships. Sessions are focused on understanding those patterns so clients can choose different ways of relating and feeling.

Miriam aims for a respectful, steady working relationship. She sees the quality of the therapeutic relationship as central to progress, and invites people to judge whether it feels like a good fit. She describes the first session as a chance to discuss needs and decide together if the work will be helpful.

Her practice covers additional areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic illness and disability, codependency, communication and control issues, and fertility and end-of-life concerns. She also addresses guilt, shame, life purpose and coping with separation or divorce.

Miriam is a registered member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has four years of professional experience and sees clients in the United Kingdom. English is the language used in sessions.

Psychodynamic work and online support

Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early relationships and past experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. It helps people notice repeated patterns in relationships, understand where those patterns come from, and decide whether to keep them or change them.

Miriam focuses on exploring attachment and recurring emotional responses, and she can help people process loss, identity concerns and difficulties with intimacy. The approach is conversational and reflective, with attention to feelings, memories and relationship themes that show up in sessions.

Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest how psychodynamic ideas might fit. Together they decide what to try and adjust the approach as the work develops.

Online sessions use video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging so people can choose what suits them best. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into work breaks, and messaging or chat can be shorter check-ins or a way to reflect between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.