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Maria Mars, HCPC

Based in the UK Online sessions

Practical, collaborative therapy for parenting and stress

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Years in practice
27
Registration
HCPC
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Self esteem
About

About Maria

Maria Mars is a clinician with 27 years of experience working in mental health across the United Kingdom. She holds HCPC registration and has supported people with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting challenges. Maria writes plainly and aims to make the first step easier for worried parents and individuals seeking help.

She draws on several evidence-based approaches to shape sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.

Background and approach

Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships affect current reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people find workable values-based steps through difficult feelings. Maria works in a collaborative way.

She aims to build a warm, trusting relationship and helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Sessions often focus on practical strategies for managing sleep, anger, low self-esteem, or the stresses of parenting.

Her background spans public, voluntary and personal services, and she has experience supporting matters such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and neurodiversity, caregiver stress, domestic violence concerns, immigration issues and gender identity questions. This range means she is used to joining complex stories and helping people find manageable next steps.

In sessions Maria helps people make sense of their experiences and develop tools to cope with life changes. She aims to empower people so they can take practical steps towards better day-to-day functioning.

Focus areas and approaches

What Maria works with

Everything Maria lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Maria helps people with.

Approaches Maria lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

Approach-driven online therapy for practical change

Maria draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy as core tools in online work. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers straightforward techniques to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and change unhelpful habits. Attachment-based work examines how early relationship patterns affect current responses, which can be useful for parenting concerns, relationship worries and persistent emotional reactions.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and day-to-day life. That means sessions can mix techniques and adapt over time if something isn’t helping.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is good for fuller conversations and non-verbal cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows faster check-ins and messaging supports brief reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Questions

Questions people ask about Maria

What issues does Maria commonly address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting concerns, plus areas like self-esteem, sleep problems and anger. Additional focus includes adoption and foster care, attachment issues and autism related matters.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and warm, with an emphasis on clear goals and practical techniques. Sessions combine talking things through with hands-on strategies you can try between meetings.

How long has she worked in this field?

She has 27 years of experience in public, voluntary and personal mental health settings across the UK. That background gives experience with a wide range of presentations and care pathways.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

Maria is registered with the HCPC and is based in the United Kingdom. The HCPC entry is the provided credential for her practice.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients for online work.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to meet. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.

How are costs and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen arrangement.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. The process helps match your needs and preferences to a suitable format.

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