About Mareike
Mareike Coakley helps people facing grief, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. She offers a calm, steady presence for parents feeling overwhelmed and for anyone trying to make sense of loss or a shift in their life. Mareike writes plainly and listens carefully, using practical conversations to uncover what matters most to each person.
She works in an integrative way, blending different helpful techniques to match each person's needs.
How Mareike works
Sessions focus on real moments from day-to-day life, such as managing difficult emotions, rebuilding routines, or repairing important relationships. Mareike aims to make therapy feel understandable and useful from the first meeting. Mareike has three years' experience and is a BACP member, which means she follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's framework.
Her background in education informs a practical, down-to-earth style. She is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. People bring a wide range of concerns to Mareike, including abandonment, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic illness or pain, divorce and separation, family of origin problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, and questions about life purpose.
She meets each issue without judgement and helps people find manageable next steps. Therapy sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, which can suit different schedules and needs. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a time that fits the person seeking support.
What Mareike works with
The areas below are the ones Mareike selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches and online access
Many of Mareike's techniques draw on evidence-based approaches that focus on how people think, feel and relate to others. Cognitive-behavioural methods look at unhelpful thinking patterns and teach practical ways to change them, which can help with low mood and anxiety. Person-centred ideas place the person's experience at the heart of sessions, encouraging self-understanding and emotional exploration to support identity and self-esteem work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mareike will work together with each person to identify which techniques feel most useful for their goals and circumstances, and she adapts methods over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less data, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats help people access regular support without travel and make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting or health commitments.
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