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About Maria
Maria Fallon works with stress, anxiety, family concerns and trauma and abuse, and she uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and psychodynamic approaches in her practice. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years of professional experience.
Maria offers practical conversation and reflection. Sessions often look at patterns that developed in childhood and early adulthood and how these affect current relationships and behaviour. She helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try different ways of responding when needed.
Her work has included supporting people fleeing violence and helping young adults with mental health in educational settings. She also runs part-time private practice work alongside those roles, so she is used to working with a range of backgrounds and concerns.
In a typical session Maria will listen to what matters most to the person, work collaboratively on clear goals, and use both short-term techniques and deeper reflective work. That means some weeks focus on practical steps and coping strategies, and other weeks look at longer-standing patterns and their origins.
People come to Maria for many reasons including low mood, relationship difficulties, addiction concerns, parenting strain, grief, sexual assault and abuse, and issues around identity and intimacy. She aims to help people develop clearer ways of coping, improved communication, and stronger self-understanding.
How Maria combines approaches in online counselling
Maria uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in thinking and behaviour; this can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and practical coping. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how early relationships and life events shape current patterns, which can help when people want to understand long-standing relationship or attachment issues.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Maria discusses the persons goals and preferences and then agrees a plan that may mix practical CBT techniques with slower reflective sessions. The process is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quieter check-ins when someone cannot attend in person. If a shorter check-in or a session without video would suit, discuss this when arranging the first appointment so the session can fit the person's daily routine.
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Questions about Maria
- Does she work with anxiety and depression?
- Yes. Maria lists anxiety and depression among the concerns she supports and uses practical coping strategies alongside reflective work.
- What kind of counselling does she offer?
- She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and psychodynamic approaches, combining short-term techniques with exploration of past patterns.
- How much experience does she have?
- Maria has five years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
- Where is she based?
- She practises in the United Kingdom and carries out part-time private practice work alongside other roles supporting vulnerable adults and young people.
- Which languages are sessions offered in?
- Sessions are offered in English.
- Can international clients work with her?
- Yes. The profile notes she accepts international clients.
- How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
- Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
- How do I start a first session?
- Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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