- Collaborative support
- Anxiety and mood
- Trauma informed
About Maria
Maria Mars is a counsellor with 27 years of clinical experience working across public, voluntary and private settings in the United Kingdom. She draws on a client-centred way of working that aims to make people feel heard and understood. Her approach is calm and collaborative, and she aims to help people take practical steps towards feeling better.
Maria has supported people with stress, anxiety and depression, along with trauma and abuse. She also helps with parenting stresses, self-esteem and identity concerns including racial and sexual identity. Other areas she addresses include sleep problems, grief, anger and bipolar mood concerns.
Her practice combines ideas from several evidence-based approaches. These include cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment-focused thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas, and elements of dialectical behavioural methods. She adapts methods to the needs of the person she is working with rather than following a single formula.
Sessions focus on building a trusting working relationship, making sense of difficult experiences, and setting achievable goals. Maria aims to help people develop skills they can use day to day, and to increase their ability to cope with life changes and stressors.
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, listed as HCPC. Sessions are offered in English and international clients can be supported. To begin, readers are invited to use the site's Start Therapy process to match and schedule a first appointment.
How client-centred and evidence-based approaches fit online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of each session, focusing on being heard and understood so people can explore what matters to them. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while working towards values-based actions that give life more meaning. Attachment-Based ideas look at how early relationships shape current patterns and help people rewrite those patterns in safer ways.Choosing an approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped in the past. Sessions can blend methods so that what is tried fits the individual's needs rather than following a fixed plan.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the exact options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around life, for example by reducing travel time, making shorter check-ins possible, or allowing sessions from a quieter place. Registered or accredited professionals can also use online sessions to keep continuity of care when people move or travel, while still aiming to focus on practical skills, emotional understanding and goal setting.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
27+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Maria supports people facing stress, anxiety and depression as well as trauma and abuse. She also helps with parenting strain, self-esteem, sleep problems, grief, anger and a range of mood and identity issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred approach that prioritises listening and collaboration. Techniques from CBT, DBT, ACT and attachment-focused work are used as relevant to each person.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 27 years of clinical experience across public, voluntary and private mental health settings in the UK.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, shown as HCPC, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients can be supported; please confirm practical arrangements when booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.