Mirriam Ekei Buo

• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT related issues
• Attachment focused work

About Mirriam

Mirriam Ekei Buo works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns, including LGBT issues and family conflict. She uses a person-focused way of working and sees clients as experts in their own lives. Mirriam is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience in the field.

She practised across several mental health settings including NHS services, higher education and employee assistance programmes. That background means she has experience supporting common workplace and study-related pressures as well as personal losses and relational problems.

In sessions she adopts approaches from attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic traditions. This means she pays attention to early and current relationship patterns, follows the person's concerns, and looks at how past experiences affect present feelings and behaviour.

Mirriam helps people work through issues such as intimacy difficulties, sleep problems, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on more specific concerns like attachment wounds, abandonment, blended family issues and caregiver stress.

Her style is practical and conversational. Conversations aim to identify patterns, try out new ways of relating, and build on strengths the person already has. To begin, she asks about the immediate concerns and priorities, then together they set small, manageable goals.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and ongoing relationships shape how people respond to stress and closeness, and it can help with problems like attachment issues, abandonment fears and relationship conflict.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on following the person’s concerns and prioritising their perspective in the room, which can be useful for matters such as self-esteem, LGBT related issues and coping with life changes.

Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to how past experiences and repeated patterns influence current feelings and behaviour, often helping with long-standing emptiness, family of origin issues and some intimacy problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mirriam will discuss your goals and preferences and help decide which methods to use, so therapy is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.

The practical benefits of remote counselling include fitting sessions around work or study and reducing travel time. The biography does not list specific session formats, so check which options are available before you book. Registered practitioners can offer ways of working that suit your routine, such as shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require being on camera, to help make counselling easier to fit into daily life.

Topics Mirriam lists

• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Co-morbidity
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy

Questions about Mirriam

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among the concerns she supports people with, including related sleeping problems.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic approaches, combining attention to relationship patterns with person-led conversations.

What experience does she have?

She has five years' experience working in several mental health settings, including NHS services, higher education and employee assistance programmes.

Where is she based and registered?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the available formats before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies 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 your first session.