- Client-centred focus
- Trauma-informed care
- Supports neurodiversity
About Maria
Maria Stannard is a counsellor who focuses on helping people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression or difficult relationships. She uses a person-centred approach that treats each person as the expert on their own life. Maria is non-binary and works from a strengths-based outlook to help people find steady ground and clearer direction.
Maria offers straightforward, calm support for people coping with trauma and abuse, family conflicts, and challenges linked to being neurodivergent. She listens without judgement and helps people notice what already works in their lives. Sessions aim to make space for honest conversation and small practical steps that feel manageable.
With five years of experience she has supported people with body image and eating concerns, grief, gender dysphoria, self-harm, obsessions and compulsions, and caregiver stress. The registered membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is shown as BACP. Maria describes herself as person-centred and also draws on existential and trauma-focused ideas where helpful.
She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. International clients are accepted, but readers should check current session options before booking. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. After that they can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
How these approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what you bring to sessions. The counsellor prioritises your experience and helps you find your own solutions, which can suit conversations about anxiety, self-esteem and relationship worries.Existential Therapy looks at values, meaning and life choices. It can help when someone feels stuck, empty or uncertain about life purpose by encouraging honest reflection and practical choices.
Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of traumatic events in a paced way. It aims to help people feel safer with their memories and reactions and is used for people coping with abuse, dissociation or other trauma-related issues.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas feel most useful, and will adapt sessions as needs and goals change.
Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments into busy lives, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about the available session options when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions can be arranged to suit everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Maria works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, and concerns related to trauma and abuse. She also supports people with body image, eating issues, gender dysphoria and caregiver stress.
How would sessions feel and what style is used?
Sessions are person-centred, which means the counsellor listens and follows your priorities. She also brings in existential and trauma-focused ideas when they suit your goals.
What is Maria's background and experience?
Maria has five years of professional experience supporting people with neurodivergence, trauma, mood difficulties and relationship strains. She describes a strengths-based, non-judgemental way of working.
Where is the counsellor based and what are her credentials?
Maria practises in the United Kingdom and is listed as a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted; check the session options when booking to confirm arrangements.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.