- Collaborative approach
- Focus on relationships
- BACP registered
About Mirriam
Mirriam Ekei Buo is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and supports those dealing with relationship or family concerns and LGBT issues. Her style is collaborative and respectful, meeting people where they are and building on their strengths to move forward.
She has five years' experience across NHS services, higher education, employee assistance programmes and other mental health agencies. That range has given her exposure to many kinds of problems, including trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, sleep disruption and compassion fatigue. Mirriam aims to create a space where clients can talk honestly about what matters to them.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and psychodynamic thinking alongside a client-centred way of working. Sessions focus on understanding patterns that keep people stuck, and on practical steps to change unhelpful cycles. She pays attention to how past relationships shape present feelings and choices.
Mirriam also supports people with career stress, self-esteem questions and coping with life changes. Additional areas she helps with include abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, blended family concerns and body image worries. She helps clients name the problem, make sense of it, and try different ways of managing it.
Mirriam describes clients as the experts in their own stories and aims to work together with them. Starting therapy is framed as a courageous step, and she offers steady support while people test new approaches and build on their resilience.
How Mirriam’s approaches inform online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current feelings and closeness, helping people understand patterns that show up in work and personal life. It can be useful for relationship stress, attachment worries and problems with trust.Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and helping the person lead the conversation. The counsellor reflects what is said and supports clients to find their own solutions, which suits those wanting a safe space to think things through.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Mirriam treats this as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they decide which way of working to try and adapt as needed over time.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around a busy job or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue therapy from different locations when life changes happen. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to help maintain consistency of care while adapting sessions to what suits the client.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Mirriam commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression, along with grief, relationship and family concerns and LGBT matters. Other focuses include trauma, sleep problems, self-esteem and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is collaborative and client-centred, emphasising the client's own knowledge of their life. She also draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in NHS settings, higher education, employee assistance programmes and other mental health agencies.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mirriam?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.