About Persa
Dr. Persa Maerz offers practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and big life changes. She greets each person with patience and clear steps so the work feels manageable.
Her style aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for day-to-day life. Persa has nine years of experience working in the United Kingdom and holds registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Her background includes roles as a consultant, lead and supervisor in a variety of clinical services.
How Persa works
She also provides clinical supervision and teaching to trainees and other psychologists. She uses a mix of approaches depending on what someone needs. That can include client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural ideas, dialectical behaviour techniques, mindfulness practices and psychodynamic thinking.
Sessions are adapted to each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Persa supports people with a wide range of issues, from grief and trauma to relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, sleep problems and identity or cultural topics. She also works with matters such as addictions, anger, career dilemmas and blended family or separation difficulties.
The first meetings focus on understanding what matters most to the person and setting realistic goals. Over time she uses practical tools and reflective conversation to help people manage symptoms, make changes and build more stable routines. Work can also include support for sexual diversity, alternative sex cultures and related concerns.
Sessions are available in English and can be arranged online through video, phone or messaging. People who live outside the UK may also connect for therapy or supervision.
Persa lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Persa works with
The areas below are the ones Persa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | HCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person says. The therapist follows the person's lead and helps them find their own solutions, which is useful for people needing emotional support or clearer self-understanding.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) provides techniques for managing strong emotions and improving communication. It includes skills for distress tolerance and emotional regulation that can help with anger, relationship strain and mood instability.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that suit their goals and preferences and will adapt the plan as needs change. That makes the work collaborative rather than fixed.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone calls can fit into a short break, live chat is useful for quick check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options help people keep therapy going around work, family and travel commitments.
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