Mari Syrad

BACP · United Kingdom

Empathic counsellor for life transitions

Experience

3 years

Practising in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Session type

Online only

About Mari

Mari Syrad is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy questions, eating and body-image issues, self-esteem and career worries. Mari speaks English and works with people across the United Kingdom using online formats.

Mari offers a calm, person-focused way of working. She listens without rushing and aims to make sense of what feels overwhelming.

Background and approach

Sessions move at the client’s pace, with gentle challenges when helpful. The goal is to help people find practical ways to cope and feel more able to manage day-to-day life. Her practice draws on client-centred approaches that place the individual’s experience at the heart of the work.

Mari also uses existential ideas to look at meaning, choice and responsibility when people feel stuck or at a crossroads. Together these approaches help with grief, identity questions, relationship patterns and life transitions. With three years’ experience, Mari focuses on building a steady working relationship.

She helps clients explore attachment and abandonment wounds, communication and control issues, codependency and dissociation, and concerns linked to chronic illness or cancer. She is familiar with kink, BDSM and alternative sex culture and can talk through related intimacy or boundary concerns. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.

Mari uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book according to the therapist’s schedule.

What Mari works with

Primary focus

Also works with

How Mari works

Client-Centred Therapy

Listed by Mari among the ways they work.

Existential Therapy

Listed by Mari among the ways they work.

Sessions & fees

How Mari’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely to the person in front of the counsellor. The emphasis is on empathy, acceptance and following the client’s concerns so they feel heard and understood. This helps with anxiety, low mood, relationship problems and self-esteem difficulties.

Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility. It helps people who are facing big life questions, grief, or difficult transitions by examining values and how to live with uncertainty and change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mari collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. She will check in regularly and adapt the pace, exploring practical ways to cope and clearer ways to make decisions.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can suit those with limited bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to attend sessions from wherever it fits into a day and to keep therapy consistent alongside other commitments.

Session length	Typically 50 minutes
Client ages	Adults, 18 and over
Fees	Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime
Insurance	Not billed directly

Questions people ask

What concerns does Mari focus on?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression and coping with life changes. Other focuses include addictions, trauma and relationship or family concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Mari works in a person-centred way that places the client’s experience first and uses existential ideas about meaning and choice. She aims for a calm, paced relationship with gentle challenges when appropriate.

What is her professional background?

She has three years of clinical experience and describes an integrative humanistic approach that centres the person in the work.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP, which is recorded as her credential.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Mari?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.