- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Maria
Maria Polverino is a counsellor who focuses on parenting concerns and related stresses. She supports people dealing with anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, mood changes and problems with sleep. Maria encourages clients to use their own strengths when facing hard moments and works alongside them as they make changes.
She practices in the United Kingdom and brings six years of experience to her work. Maria uses a blend of methods to suit different needs, including approaches that focus on thoughts and actions, emotions, and attachment patterns.
Background and approach
This mix helps her tailor sessions to the problem at hand rather than following a single formula. Sessions with Maria tend to be practical and conversational. She helps people spot patterns that cause distress and tries out new ways of responding.
Clients can expect gentle challenge alongside support, with space to set goals and try small experiments between meetings. Maria also attends to issues connected to adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, communication and commitment problems, and codependency. She helps people who are coping with loss, addictions, eating concerns, or big life changes find clearer ways forward.
People who prefer online work can meet with her by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Sessions are organised through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and vary in cost by location and therapist availability.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches used in online work
Maria commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her online practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, connect with what matters to them, and try actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they show up now, helping people understand and change how they relate to others, which can be helpful for relationship and family concerns.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Maria will work with the client to choose or adapt methods based on their goals, preferences and the issues they bring. That collaborative planning means sessions can change as needs evolve and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions can take place by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, offering flexibility for busy lives. Video calls are good when visual contact helps the conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support quicker check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments, while letting the therapist and client focus on practical steps and emotional work.
Questions people ask about Maria
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Maria supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, depression and grief, as well as parenting challenges and sleep difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused, blending gentle challenge with practical suggestions to help people try new ways of coping between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including addiction, attachment issues, and blended family dynamics.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP, which is shown as part of her professional credentials.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries as well.
What session formats are available?
Maria offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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