Marie Hooper

I’m Marie, and I’m a qualified, postgraduate (level 7), integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. I live and work in beautiful South Oxfordshire. I currently offer online sessions and also have availability to see clients face-to-face at The Cherry Tree Centre in Henley-on-Thames.

I am a member of, and adhere to the ethical frameworks of, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Association of Christians in Counselling (ACC).

Want the freedom to tell your story in a caring and non-judgmental space?

You are unique, and so how we work together will also be unique, but I can help you explore any issues, working together to deepen your self-awareness, emotional processing and resilience.

You may be looking for counselling because you have a specific problem that you hope to resolve, or you may just feel a sense of dissatisfaction, anxiety, or unhappiness, and want to discover why, and how this can change.

Though you may struggle to believe this at first, I believe you are the expert on yourself, and I will support you in finding different perspectives to effectively face current challenges and past issues.

Working with you, I can offer

• Genuine understanding and attentive listening without the fear of being judged
• Support to tune into yourself so you can understand what you truly need
• Help to recognise, and healthily embrace, your emotions
• Deeper understanding of how you are in relationship with others
• Ways to enhance your self-compassion and your ability to cope with uncertainty

Approach and experience

I find the flexibility and creativity of an integrative approach helps me personalise therapy for each of my clients (I mainly use aspects from Person-Centred, Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).

Before training as a counsellor, I worked for over 25 years in the publishing sector. I also have lived experience of the impact of redundancy, as well as a family member with anxiety, panic disorder and depression, which have all helped shape my professional counselling journey.

What next?

Please contact me for a free, initial, 15–30 minute online or phone conversation, to give you the chance to ask questions and explain why you are looking for therapy, and for me to explain how I work, which will help us decide if we can work well together.

When we agree to work together, I offer weekly 50-minute sessions, with the first 6 sessions usually serving to determine whether a longer-term commitment is needed. I offer both short- and long-term counselling and check in with you regularly to make sure that therapy continues to meet your goals.