Marieke Winkel, BACP, NCPS

Marieke Winkel helps people facing trauma, abuse recovery, grief, depression and anxiety. She supports people dealing with stress, self-esteem struggles, major life changes and relationship or family concerns. Marieke works in English and Dutch and brings 11 years of clinical experience to her practice.

She uses straightforward, person-focused work. Sessions centre on what matters to the person in front of her, and on practical steps they can use between meetings. Marieke draws on approaches that target attachment patterns, present-moment awareness and processing of distressing memories.

Her background includes roles in NHS services, specialist survivor services and private practice. She has worked with people affected by domestic violence, sexual abuse and first responder stress, and has been involved in training and supervision of counsellors.

Marieke holds BACP and NCPS credentials. Those are the professional bodies listed in her profile. Her experience also includes work and research in the Netherlands, which informs her culturally aware approach.

In sessions she tends to combine talking, mindfulness exercises and targeted memory processing work when appropriate. The aim is to help people feel more able to cope day to day and to make manageable changes that suit their life.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability and the site's booking system.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can be used to notice and talk about those patterns, practise different ways of relating and try new responses in everyday life.

Client-centred therapy is about being heard and understood. In this way of working the counsellor follows the person's pace, reflects their concerns and helps them find their own solutions to problems such as low self-esteem, stress or relationship strain.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a method used to help process distressing memories that keep causing upset. When appropriate, elements of this memory-processing work can be adapted for remote sessions together with other supportive techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit the person's needs. That means checking in about what feels helpful and adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the profile does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and offer options when quieter surroundings or different attention demands are preferable. Registered or accredited professionals commonly use remote work to maintain continuity of care and to reach people who live further away.