About Maria
Maria Mars uses practical, evidence-based therapy to help people facing stress, anxiety and difficult life events. She is HCPC registered and draws on many therapeutic styles to match the needs of each person. Maria writes in a clear, direct way and aims to make sessions feel collaborative and straightforward.
She has 27 years of experience working across public, voluntary and personal settings in the United Kingdom. That experience includes supporting people with depression, trauma and abuse, and complex mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.
How Maria works
She also helps those struggling with parenting pressures, grief, anger, sleeping problems and compassion fatigue. Maria often works with issues around identity, including sexual orientation and race, and supports people navigating gender dysphoria and LGBT matters. Additional focus areas include ADHD, attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, autism and Asperger Syndrome, immigration issues and the stresses faced by caregivers and veterans.
Her approach is flexible. She uses methods from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and client-centred practice. Sessions usually involve practical strategies, checking what works, and shaping small, achievable goals together.
People can expect a calm, collaborative relationship that focuses on understanding specific problems and finding realistic steps forward. Maria encourages clear communication, goal setting and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Maria lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Maria works with
The areas below are the ones Maria selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | HCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 27 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that suit online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then to act in ways that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and introduces practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past bonds affect current trust and communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will talk with you about your goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together you will choose or blend methods so sessions fit your needs and feel manageable rather than overwhelming.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work. Video calls let you use face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for exercises. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for short check-ins or when you are on the move. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, written reflections and between-session support. These options help fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress and steady steps forward.
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