Counsellor profile
Mirriam Ekei Buo, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationship concerns
See online counselling options- Attachment based
- Client centred
- Psychodynamic
About Mirriam
Counsellor Mirriam Ekei Buo is a BACP registered member with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She sees people who bring issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, and LGBT matters. Mirriam also supports people dealing with sleep problems, low self-esteem, career worries and life changes.
She takes a conversational, person-focused approach in sessions. Mirriam treats the person rather than a label and works from the belief that clients know their own story. She listens to what matters now and helps people identify strengths they can use to move forward.
Mirriam trained in integrative practice and uses ideas from attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic approaches. In practical terms that means she pays attention to patterns from early relationships, the way people feel understood in the room, and how past experiences influence current feelings and relationships.
Her background includes work in mental health services, higher education and employee assistance programmes. That experience informs how she supports people through grief, family conflict, blended family issues and caregiver stress.
Sessions aim to be a steady place to talk things through and to try out different ways of coping. Mirriam asks about what you want from counselling, and she helps plan practical steps alongside exploring feelings and relationship patterns.
How Mirriam uses therapeutic approaches in online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. It can help when trust, closeness or abandonment concerns come up in relationships or when past losses still affect daily life.Client-centred practice focuses on listening and understanding the person's perspective. This approach helps people who need time to find their own answers and to build confidence in their choices.
Psychodynamic ideas pay attention to recurring patterns and unconscious influences from earlier experiences. This can be useful for people wanting to understand long-standing ways of relating or repeated difficulties in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mirriam will discuss what feels most helpful based on the client's needs, goals and preferences and will adjust the way she works as the sessions progress. The process is collaborative and practical, with space to talk and to test new ways of coping.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. In general, online counselling can make sessions easier to fit around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help people keep counselling going within a busy life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Mirriam works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, sleep difficulties and career-related worries.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, person-focused style drawing on attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ideas to understand relationship patterns and current difficulties.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in mental health settings, higher education and employee assistance programmes.
What professional membership does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of counselling?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.