- Blended family issues
- Anxiety and depression
- Practical coping skills
About Maria
Maria Malone is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 15 years of professional experience. She works with adults on issues such as relationships, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction and blended family issues. Sessions are practical and conversational, aimed at helping people clarify problems and find ways forward.
Maria draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques rather than a single method. She uses tools and exercises alongside talking to help people understand their reactions and experiment with new ways of coping. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps rather than quick fixes.
Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own life. The therapist offers observations, questions and exercises to help clients spot patterns and try different responses. This work often covers boundaries, communication, managing strong emotions and rebuilding confidence after difficult experiences.
Maria has experience addressing issues that come up for people in blended households, such as step-parenting concerns, loyalty conflicts and negotiating routines. She also supports people dealing with grief, chronic health problems, neurodiversity-related challenges and sexual or relationship differences without giving legal or custody advice.
People who choose to work with her should expect straightforward conversations, practical tasks to try between sessions and joint reflection on what helps. The aim is to increase the client’s control over daily stresses and improve relationships and wellbeing over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Many of Maria's methods are drawn from common evidence-based approaches that focus on practical change. One approach emphasises identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them in everyday life to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps with worry, low mood and recurring negative beliefs.Another approach concentrates on noticing emotions in the body, learning to tolerate strong feelings and practising different behavioural responses when emotions run high. This is useful for managing anger, trauma responses and relationship tensions.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques and adapt them until something fits. The emphasis is on finding methods that make sense to the client and can be used between sessions.
Please confirm the current online session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed and avoid travel. Registered or accredited professionals often use online appointments to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions and issues common in blended households among other concerns.
What is her therapy style?
She uses conversational, evidence-based techniques and practical exercises to help people try new ways of coping and improve daily functioning.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health and life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.