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My credentials

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Because of my own experience and my daughters, I turned my anger at the gaslighting from medical and psychiatric professions into supporting womens health and wellbeing.

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My career began as a statistician looking for the hidden stories in socio-economic and later psychometric data sets. After working in Bucharest in the early 90's I commited to qualifying as a Chartered Occupational Psychologist (British Psychological and previously HPCP registered). First as a researcher and teacher in and then focused on creating cultural change through leadership for organisations such as BBC Radio, BASF, Coca Cola, Nokia, and UK government departments including, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, DWP. At weekends in my home city of Liverpool, I managed a small psychological practice offering quality support to individuals and community groups. (Depth psychotherapy, Hypnosis, Parts Therapy, Strategic Brief Therapy, EMDR, EFT, Transactional Analysis). A devotee of yoga I retrained as a yoga therapist for my 50th birthday and began teaching and hosting a daily online sangha of embodied practice. I produce several UK TedX events (17 years), sharing ordinary peoples' extraodinary stories on the world stage. 

Code of Ethics

As a Chartered Psychologist qualifying in 1996 I am bound by the British Psychological Society Code of Ethical Guidelines. You can read more here https://explore.bps.org.uk/content/report-guideline/bpsrep.2021.inf94

detailed career summary

THERAPEUTIC  COACH

Private practice 1:1 and group therapy for life transitions.

Modalities: Jungian Psychodynamic, Strategic Brief Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnosis Parts Therapy (IFS), Mindfullness, Hatha Yoga, EFT, Person Centred Therapy, EMDR, ​Transactional Analysis, Psychometric Assessments.

CONSULTANT CHARTERED OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Executive coaching & Facilitation for Global Leadership teams  

Professor Chris Parker of IMD, Switzerland. Mobilising Teams International

 Corporate, creative and entrepreneurial industries.

EDUCATOR

Graduate / Postgraduate Psychology - Newcastle / Northumbria / Liverpool John Moores / Hertfordshire

Psychotherapists & Counselling Professional qualifications L2, L3, L4 (diploma)

Professional qualifications for Psychologists  British Psychological Society

SPEAKER COACH,

PRODUCER

TedX Manchester / TedX Liverpool / Ted X Newcastle / Tedx Women / Thinking Digital Conference / Northern Power Women 

​WOMEN'S CIRCLES

Recovery / Refugee / Modern slavery / Peri & Menopause / Neurodivergent

Northern Power Women UK / Wild Warrior Women UK / Inspiring Women Manchester

YOGA / BREATHWORK /

MEDITATION

Workplace & Community Wellbeing (outdoors + indoors)

Host of a daily embodied practice (online)

Marie Burns © 2026  

All Rights Reserved 2026. Privacy Policy Information on this web site is provided for informational purposes only. The information is a result of years of practice experience by the author. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Do not use the information on this web site for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment.

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