Marieke Winkel, BACP, NCPS

Marieke Winkel is a United Kingdom based psychotherapist with 11 years of experience helping people navigate trauma, loss, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, relationship problems and major life transitions. She draws on a range of therapeutic methods to tailor support to each person's needs, working with issues that include abuse and trauma recovery, grief, stress, chronic illness and a variety of attachment and personality difficulties.

Marieke practices an integrative, trauma-informed style that brings together approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness Therapy and psychodynamic ideas to address both immediate symptoms and the patterns that underlie them. She accepts clients from the United Kingdom and internationally, and provides therapy in English and Dutch to suit bilingual needs.

Her professional memberships include BACP and NCPS - memberships that indicate recognised standards in counselling and psychotherapy practice in the UK. Marieke aims to offer collaborative, respectful care that helps clients build coping skills, process painful experiences and work toward clearer relationships and greater emotional balance.

Integrative Approaches for Online Trauma and Emotional Work

Marieke uses several proven therapeutic approaches that adapt well to remote work. EMDR is a structured therapy that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact - it is often used for trauma, abuse recovery and intrusive memories. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and emotional responses, helping clients improve current relationships and resolve patterns of abandonment or dependency. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own resources and pace, offering empathic, nonjudgmental support that helps people build self-esteem and clarify personal goals.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Marieke works with each person to explore what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time based on needs, goals and personal preferences so therapy remains responsive and relevant.

Online sessions - by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and to access licensed professionals from different locations. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, allow continuity during life changes, and enable people to engage in therapy in the format they find most comfortable.