Counsellor profile
Maria Sardina, NCPS
NCPS counsellor - family and parenting focus
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- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
About Maria
Maria Sardina is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, sleep problems, trauma and abuse, eating issues, anger and low self-esteem.
Maria offers short- and long-term support that combines talking therapy, coaching and hypnotherapy. She uses a mix of approaches so sessions can focus on immediate coping, practical steps or exploring deeper patterns. Conversations are collaborative and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on what the person wants to address.
Her work draws on client-centred ideas that place the person's priorities first. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Hypnotherapy is offered where appropriate to help with habit change and managing strong feelings.
Maria has experience working with health-related issues, including adjustment after a diagnosis and long-term conditions. She spent several years working in a hospital setting and has worked with people managing ongoing symptoms such as long Covid.
Sessions can include coaching elements to help clarify goals and practical next steps. She also runs workshops and group sessions for those who prefer that route, in addition to one-to-one consultations.
To begin, people select their preferred online options via the service's matching process and schedule a first appointment. Fees vary with location and use a cancellable subscription model.
How sessions work
How Maria uses therapeutic approaches online
Maria commonly combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques when meeting people remotely. Client-Centred Therapy means listening closely to what matters to the person and shaping sessions around their priorities, which helps with relationship tension, parenting stress and low mood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and routines and trying practical experiments to change them, useful for anxiety, sleep problems and anger issues.Maria also offers hypnotherapy for specific habit changes and managing intense reactions. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to support new ways of responding, which some people find helpful for habits, anxiety and certain stress reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will discuss goals, try different techniques and agree together which methods suit the person's needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape the plan for follow-up sessions.
Please confirm available session formats when booking, as the profile does not list them explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life by reducing travel time, offering shorter check-ins between commitments and allowing people to join from wherever they can be quieter or less interrupted. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work well across distance.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, sleep problems, trauma, eating issues and related matters.
How would she approach problems like anxiety or low mood?
She uses a blend of client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and hypnotherapy where helpful to address thoughts, behaviours and coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years' experience as a counsellor and related practitioner, and additional years working with health-related issues including hospital-based roles.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options when you select a booking method.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first appointment.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.