About Mary
Mary Honeyball uses a blend of practical, person-focused approaches to help people make changes that matter. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centred work to guide conversations about stress, anxiety and low mood. Mary speaks plainly and keeps sessions straightforward so parents can read and decide quickly what to do next.
She has 20 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.
How Mary works
Mary often works with people facing relationship strain, grief and trauma, as well as those coping with work-related stress, compassion fatigue and seasonal mood shifts. She also supports people with sleep and eating difficulties and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. In sessions she focuses on hearing the practical effects of distress and finding small, steady steps forward.
Conversations explore values, patterns in close relationships and what matters day to day. Techniques include noticing unhelpful thoughts, learning to act in line with values, and strengthening supported ways of relating to others. Mary aims to create a warm, non-judgemental atmosphere where people can talk honestly about setbacks and hopes.
She prioritises simple, usable strategies rather than jargon. Work typically balances short-term coping with longer-term changes to build resilience and clearer choices. People who choose her often want a calm, steady presence and practical tools they can use between sessions.
Mary helps people set realistic goals and reviews progress together as they move forward.
Mary lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suited to online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on what matters to them. It teaches simple exercises to accept feelings and take value-guided actions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early ways of relating affect current feelings. It aims to strengthen more supported ways of connecting and can support work on intimacy, relationship strain and grief. Client-Centred Therapy offers empathic listening and a non-judgemental space where people lead the pace of change, useful for building confidence and self-esteem.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will help clients decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That process is collaborative - she listens, suggests options and jointly reviews what is helping as work progresses.
Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counselling into busy lives. Video lets people use visual cues in conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is low or for a shorter check-in, and messaging or chat offers flexible ways to reflect between sessions. These formats support steady progress while offering practical convenience and accessibility for those balancing work, family or other commitments.
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