- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Attachment work
About Maria
Maria Mars is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC and based in the United Kingdom. She has 27 years of experience working in public, voluntary and private mental health settings. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem and identity issues related to race and sexuality.
Maria works in a collaborative way and draws on several evidence-based approaches. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive behavioural tools and attachment-informed ideas. Sessions aim to make difficult feelings easier to name and to change unhelpful patterns in daily life.
People meet practical strategies for managing strong emotions, improving sleep and reducing day-to-day anxiety. She also supports those coping with grief, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD and life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and issues connected to immigration or identity.
Her background includes delivering specialist clinical psychological services for children, young people and adults across a range of settings. That experience informs a flexible, problem-solving way of working that blends short-term techniques with deeper work around relationships and attachment.
Maria asks questions about what you want to change and sets clear, achievable goals with you. Sessions involve talking through patterns, learning simple skills to manage distress, and testing new ways of relating to yourself and others. If you want to begin, use the site route to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Maria uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people name and work with intense feelings and relationship patterns. EFT focuses on how emotions shape interactions and can help when feelings are hard to describe. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on values-based action to move forward. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current responses to stress and connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will discuss options with clients and decide together which methods fit the person's goals and preferences. That collaborative decision helps shape the focus of sessions and which skills are practised between meetings.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as they are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to continue work across changes in location. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, emotion-focused interventions and behavioural tasks to work well in remote appointments.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Maria helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem and identity issues related to race and sexuality.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works collaboratively and uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive behavioural and attachment-informed methods to address emotions and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working in public, voluntary and private mental health settings with children, young people and adults.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.