Mary Honeyball

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Attachment-based approach
• Client-centred counselling

About Mary

Mary Honeyball helps people deal with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and low mood using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 20 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

She often works with issues such as self-esteem, motivation and confidence that can contribute to depression. Mary also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, and those coping with family pressures or parenting strain. She has experience addressing intimacy-related problems, anger, eating and sleeping concerns, career questions, compassion fatigue and seasonal affective disorder.

Mary uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Her client-centred stance means sessions focus on the person’s experience and pace.

In sessions she encourages open conversation about thoughts and feelings without judgment. She works collaboratively to set goals and try practical steps between meetings. Sessions are aimed at making everyday life more manageable and helping people build clearer ways to cope.

To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How her therapeutic approaches work for online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values rather than get stuck avoiding feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Attachment-based work looks at how patterns from early relationships influence current ways of connecting and reacting. This approach can help with relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns and some forms of trauma-related distress.

Client-centred counselling focuses on the person’s experience in the room and on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space for talking. It supports clearer thinking about goals and practical steps to take between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods together in a collaborative way.

Confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not specify formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and other commitments, and they can reduce travel time. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by phone when they need less screen time, while others choose video for a fuller face-to-face feel. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these options, and practical arrangements are agreed when arranging the first meeting.

Topics Mary lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Mary

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed as primary concerns she helps with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work and client-centred counselling.

How long has she been practising?

She has 20 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients book with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.