Marysa De Veer

Practical, relationship-focused counselling with creativity

NCPS United Kingdom

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English, Dutch, French

About Marysa

Marysa De Veer is a counsellor who combines relationship-focused work with practical emotional skills. She draws on the Gottman Method alongside person-centred and cognitive approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes.

Background and approach

Marysa uses straightforward tools and creative techniques to help clients feel steadier day to day. She trained with a Diploma in Emotional Therapeutic Counselling and holds NCPS registration with the National Counselling Society.

She has seven years of professional practice and more than three decades of personal work on growth and healing. This mix of life experience and clinical practice shapes how she listens and responds.

Sessions are down-to-earth and practical. Marysa uses gentle inner child work, simple grounding exercises and meditation that can be used between sessions.

She often brings creativity into the room, such as music or bookbinding ideas, to help people express feelings they find hard to name. Marysa’s background includes long periods living in several countries, from West and Central Africa to Europe.

That life path informs her awareness of how culture, spirituality and identity affect wellbeing. She also ran a social enterprise in The Gambia and values diverse perspectives on healing.

She works with a wide range of concerns including relationships, trauma, grief, addiction, mood issues and parenting stress. Sessions are offered in English, Dutch and French and Marysa accepts international clients.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session via the Start Therapy button.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Marysa blends the Gottman Method with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based work. The Gottman-informed ideas focus on how patterns in relationships develop and offer practical ways to communicate and rebuild trust. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, while building clearer values-led goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape emotional responses today, useful for resolving intense reactions and improving connection.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Marysa will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods to your goals, needs and preferences. She aims to co-create a plan that combines gentle exploration with hands-on skills you can use between sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility and many practical benefits. Video calls let you read facial cues and practise communication work, while phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders or people who find writing easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or travel commitments and to keep momentum between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?

She works with many concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, depression and ADHD. Additional focus areas include body image, parenting strain, career changes and codependency.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Marysa combines a warm person-centred stance with practical methods from cognitive and emotionally-focused work. She also draws on Gottman-informed relationship ideas and creative techniques such as music or art.

What is her background and experience?

She has seven years of professional practice and over 30 years of personal growth experience. Her background includes international living and running a social enterprise, which shape her cultural awareness in therapy.

Which credentials and where is she based?

She holds a Diploma in Emotional Therapeutic Counselling and is registered with NCPS, the National Counselling Society. She practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Dutch and French. She also accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving a few different ways to connect depending on needs and circumstances.

How are costs handled?

Session cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Addictions LGBTFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster care Aging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issues Fertility issues First responder issues ForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselling Immigration issues Impulsivity InfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centred TherapyCognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Registered with

NCPS

Languages

English, Dutch, French