Marie Reid, BACP

How Marie’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and building rapport so people feel heard and understood; it helps with relationship issues, low self-esteem and navigating big life changes. Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping someone find their own reasons to change and can be useful for addictions, health behaviour change and ambivalence about decisions. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite unhelpful narratives, which can support recovery from trauma, grief and feelings of emptiness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and happens collaboratively. Marie will talk through different options and tailor methods to a person’s goals, needs and preferences rather than sticking to a single technique. This means each plan evolves as the work progresses.

Online sessions can be booked as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quicker back-and-forth and text messaging can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats give flexibility to fit therapy around work, caregiving and day-to-day life while keeping focus on meaningful, practical progress.