Marilyn Hawkes, BACP

Marilyn Hawkes helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and depression. She supports those dealing with relationship concerns, eating difficulties, grief and the challenges of parenting. Marilyn offers a calm presence so people can speak openly about what troubles them. She creates a warm, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through. Sessions focus on practical steps and on understanding patterns that keep problems going. Marilyn encourages small, manageable changes that fit into everyday life. Her approach draws on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current bonds. She also uses client-centred ways of working to follow what each person needs in the moment. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and motivational interviewing techniques, are used when clients want tangible tools and clearer steps to change. Marilyn has three years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. People commonly seek help with panic and mood difficulties, body image and self-worth issues, workplace stress, communication and control problems, and the aftermath of separation. Marilyn aims to help people feel less isolated and more able to make choices that support their wellbeing. To begin, people select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

How Marilyn’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. In online sessions this might mean talking through past and present interactions to understand why certain situations trigger strong reactions, which can help with relationship strain and attachment issues.

Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows what matters most to the person, which can help people who need a gentle, accepting space to talk about things like grief, shame or low self-worth.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Marilyn will work together with each person to pick methods that suit their needs and goals, and she will adjust the work as things change. This is a collaborative process with choices made step by step.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time and allow sessions to happen from a convenient location. It can also make some check-ins shorter when needed, or help people access support without rearranging as much of their day.