Marie Lloyd

Marie Lloyd is a counsellor with 12 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and anger. She supports people working on self-esteem and those coping with life changes. Marie meets each person where they are and treats their experience as central to the work.

Her approach is conversational and focused on practical steps. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Her work is influenced by Client-Centred principles, which means she follows the person's pace and priorities.

Marie has worked with a wide range of concerns, including bereavement, trauma, relationship difficulties and life-limiting medical diagnoses. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, cancer-related issues and the impact of ageing. Her experience includes helping people with attachment and personality-related challenges such as avoidant and antisocial patterns.

Sessions aim to be clear and practical. Marie helps people notice strengths, try new ways of coping and make decisions that fit their values. She encourages small, manageable steps alongside deeper reflection.

Marie is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and choose a suitable time to meet.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current emotions and reactions. In practice this means talking about recurring patterns and how they affect trust, closeness and conflict in present-day relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in thinking and behaviour to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person's concerns and choices central, with the counsellor following the client’s pace and priorities in each session.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marie will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which ideas to try first and adjust the plan as needed based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel or allowing shorter check-ins during a work break. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need quieter surroundings. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor methods like CBT and attachment-focused work to the online setting, using practical exercises, reflection and agreed homework to keep progress moving.