Maria Palej

Maria Palej is a counsellor who draws on six years of direct therapeutic experience and earlier work in helping roles. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and anger. She speaks English and Polish and practices from the United Kingdom under the BACP and NCPS credentials listed here.

Maria keeps sessions practical and focused on what matters now. She listens closely to each person’s story and helps them name what’s causing distress. Together they identify small, achievable steps to reduce overwhelm and rebuild confidence. Sessions aim to make day-to-day life easier rather than add more theory.

Her background combines person-centred ways of working with psychodynamic ideas about patterns that repeat in relationships. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques when these suit a person’s goals. This mix lets Maria adapt to different needs rather than follow one fixed method.

People come to her for help with trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. She also supports those managing mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar symptoms, along with work stress and career uncertainty.

If you decide to try therapy, the first session is an opportunity to talk about what you want and ask questions. Maria will outline an approach together with you and suggest simple strategies to try between sessions. The emphasis is on steady progress and practical change.