Mari Syrad, BACP
3 years in practice
Mari Syrad is a BACP counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression and major life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 395917 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Mari
Mari Syrad is a BACP counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression and major life changes. She also helps with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, addictions and self-esteem difficulties. Mari works with practical problems such as career strain, caring fatigue and chronic illness impact too.
Mari provides a calm, held space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming. She listens without judgement and follows the person's pace.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help make sense of difficult experiences and to find small steps that feel doable. Her approach draws on client-centred principles and existential ideas. That means Mari treats the person as the expert on their life while looking together at meaning, values and choice.
Conversations focus on the person in their life - what matters to them and what gets in the way of living it out. With three years of experience Mari works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. She is based in the United Kingdom and works in English.
Fees vary by location and are arranged via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and then books sessions according to therapist availability. The initial contacts are practical and straightforward so people can quickly see if the approach fits their needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mari lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mari names
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Online support
How Mari uses existential and client-centred ideas online
Mari draws on existential therapy to look at meaning, choice and values in a person's life. This approach helps when someone is trying to make sense of loss, major change or feelings that leave them unsettled. It invites honest questions about what matters and what choices are possible.She also works in a client-centred way which focuses on listening, empathy and reflecting back what the person brings. That style helps people feel heard and understood before moving on to practical steps. Together the two approaches aim to combine deep listening with exploration of practical options and next steps.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mari explores the person's needs, goals and preferences and adapts the way she works accordingly. She will check in about what feels helpful and adjust the emphasis on meaning, support or practical coping as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls suit fuller conversations and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can fit shorter check-ins or busy days. These options make it easier to book regular appointments and to keep therapy going around work, family and health demands.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Mari help with?
Mari supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting pressures, depression and coping with life changes. She also works with relationship and family concerns, trauma, intimacy issues, addictions and self-esteem difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines a client-centred stance with existential thinking. That means she listens closely, treats the person as the expert, and explores meaning, choice and values together.
What is her professional background?
Mari has three years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns and applies humanistic and existential ideas in her practice.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in the United Kingdom and is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting online?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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