About Mary
Mary Hollow is a counsellor with 23 years of experience who works in the United Kingdom. She draws on long experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and depression. She aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
Mary sets out to make the first steps into therapy feel understandable and manageable. Her approach is practical and tailored to each person. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep the conversation focused on what matters to the client and to build a supportive working relationship.
How Mary works
She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and helps people try different ways of coping. Mary supports people facing life changes, addictions, relationship difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and career uncertainty.
She also focuses on communication problems, first responder issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love and social anxiety and phobia. Sessions are shaped around what the individual wants to achieve and what works for them in day-to-day life. Her way of working is collaborative.
She listens first, then offers hypotheses and practical steps to try between sessions. This might include small behavioural changes, thought experiments or new communication strategies. People can expect clear explanations about methods and gentle encouragement to try things at a sustainable pace.
Mary helps people track progress and adjust the plan as needed to fit their goals.
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What Mary works with
The areas below are the ones Mary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Therapeutic approaches and online support
Mary uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the person and their priorities at the heart of each session. This approach involves open, non-directive listening so the client sets the pace and topics, which can be helpful for exploring grief, self-esteem and life purpose. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and trying practical changes. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, social anxiety and coping strategies for day-to-day problems. Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Mary will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which ideas to try first and review progress over time. Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel and are useful for longer sessions and deeper dialogue. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins, brief reflections or people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and to try different formats as needs change.Start online instead of waiting
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