Mary Lavelle

Mary Lavelle is a counsellor with seven years of direct practice and a longer history in psychology and mental health work. She holds a Degree in Psychology, a Degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Mary aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people facing everyday struggles.

She helps people manage stress, anxiety and anger. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain and sleep difficulties. Mary works with career questions, self-esteem, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges too.

Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and integrative counselling. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can take between meetings. Conversations are paced to suit each person and to build useful coping skills.

Mary describes her role as walking alongside clients as they make changes. She focuses on small, achievable goals and on building resilience. Practical tools and reflective talk are balanced to match a client’s needs.

Clients can expect a warm, matter-of-fact style that aims to reduce overwhelm. Mary encourages honest discussion about what is working and what needs to change. She supports people as they work toward clearer routines, improved relationships and calmer responses to stress.

How Mary Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Mary draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioural changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress and sleep difficulties and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress.

She also works in an integrative counselling way, mixing conversational support with goal-focused exercises. This approach helps tailor sessions to the person rather than forcing one fixed method, which can suit mixed concerns like relationship stress and self-esteem work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary discusses what feels useful and adapts methods to match a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She sees therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s feedback guides choices about techniques and pacing.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by saving travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break. Online work can help keep continuity when schedules change and supports working on skills between sessions without needing to rearrange long commutes.