Marie Floyd, BACP, NCPS

Marie Floyd is a UK-based, trauma-informed integrative counsellor who has worked with a wide range of mental health and life challenges since qualifying to practise. She brings experience from roles at Mind, where she worked as a counsellor, counselling coordinator and mental health group facilitator, and from positions supporting people with dependency issues at Turning Point and at a homeless GP surgery, alongside maintaining a private practice.

Marie frames counselling around the belief that each person is the expert on their own life and that people already carry strengths that can support change. Her integrative approach draws on that perspective to explore how past and present experiences shape wellbeing, helping clients identify patterns, build self-awareness and develop practical coping strategies that fit their lives.

As a practitioner holding BACP and NCPS credentials, Marie follows professional standards and training associated with those counselling qualifications. She is trauma informed and offers the Rewind Technique for trauma symptoms including PDSD - an imagery-based method aimed at easing the impact of traumatic memories. Marie works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, addiction, grief, life transitions and more, tailoring care to each person’s needs and goals.

Her practice emphasises collaboration, safety and steady skill-building so that people can move toward clearer perspectives and more manageable everyday functioning.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Marie often combines client-centered work with cognitive and trauma-focused methods to meet each person’s needs. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening and respect for the client's perspective - it helps people who need space to explore their feelings and decisions without judgment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and developing practical strategies to manage symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of traumatic events and may include techniques such as imagery methods to reduce the intensity of distressing memories.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marie works together with each person to understand their goals and preferences, and she adapts methods over time so the work feels helpful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit care into busy lives or to work with a therapist from a different location. For many people this flexibility supports consistent sessions, timely access to support and the ability to continue therapeutic work across life changes.