About Maria
Maria Stride is a person-centred counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, loss, relationship breakdowns and addictive behaviours. She works with issues like grief, trauma and intimacy problems, and supports those coping with life changes such as career shifts or ageing concerns. Maria aims to make talking about hard things feel less overwhelming and more manageable.
Her style is warm, down-to-earth and collaborative. Sessions focus on what the person needs, not on a fixed method.
How Maria works
Maria listens with empathy and helps people find their own way forward at a pace that suits them. Maria uses client-centred work alongside mindfulness and solution-focused ideas. Mindfulness practices help slow anxious thinking and bring attention back to the present.
Solution-focused techniques identify small, practical steps that can lead to change. She also brings creative options into sessions when words fall short. Simple art activities or playful tasks can help express feelings that are hard to name.
These tools are offered alongside talking, not as a replacement for it. With six years of experience and registration with BACP and NCPS, Maria blends practical tools with compassionate listening. She offers various online formats so people can choose what fits their life.
The aim is to help each person feel understood and better able to cope with whatever they are facing.
Maria lists 3 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Online approaches that fit everyday life
Maria uses client-centred work to place the person at the heart of sessions. This approach focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own solutions rather than directing them. It is useful for those who want a safe space to talk and be understood.Mindfulness Therapy is also part of her practice. Simple mindfulness exercises help reduce racing thoughts and bring attention back to the present moment. These techniques can be useful for anxiety, stress and sleep difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Maria will work together with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means methods can be adjusted as needs change.
Online therapy with Maria is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, live chat offers a quicker check-in and messaging suits short updates or those who prefer writing. These options give practical flexibility so people can fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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