Maria Mina

Maria Mina is a counsellor with four years' experience. She aims to make the first step into therapy easier by creating a calm, honest space where people can talk through what is holding them back and think about practical next steps. Maria holds NCPS and draws on her background in people-focused roles to help clients work toward clearer, more meaningful day-to-day living.

She keeps sessions supportive and non-judgemental. Conversations focus on what matters to the individual and on simple actions to try between meetings. Maria combines a range of therapeutic ideas to tailor sessions to each person's needs rather than using one fixed method.

Maria has worked outside therapy for many years in public and not-for-profit roles, including human resources leadership where she prioritised fairness and inclusive cultures. She also volunteers with mental health charities and has worked as an approved therapist with Anxiety UK, bringing direct practical experience supporting people with anxiety.

Common concerns she helps people with include stress, anxiety, low mood and self-esteem, anger and irritability, grief and relationship difficulties. She also supports people facing career change, parenting strain, compassion fatigue and life transitions such as redundancy or retirement.

The approach is conversational and goal-oriented. Maria helps clients identify small steps that fit into busy lives and checks progress each session. People who want a straightforward, practical style that still leaves room for exploring feelings tend to find this approach helpful.

Approaches that guide online counselling

Maria describes her work as integrative, combining evidence-based therapeutic techniques to fit an individual's needs. One common approach focuses on practical skills for managing stress and anxiety, teaching simple tools to reduce overwhelm and improve daily coping. Another emphasises exploring thoughts and feelings to build clearer self-understanding, which can help with low mood, self-esteem and anger by identifying patterns that keep problems going.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which approaches to try, adapting them as goals and circumstances change. Clients are involved in choosing what feels most useful and what they want to focus on over time.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or removing the need to be on camera for every meeting. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, can tailor sessions so they suit practical needs and daily routines.