Maria Prieto

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief and loss

About Maria

Maria Prieto works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She uses a straightforward counselling style that helps people talk through difficult feelings and practical problems. Maria is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has nine years of professional experience.

Maria listens carefully to what each person brings and focuses on clear, manageable steps. Sessions typically include talking about what is happening now and trying small changes between meetings. She pays attention to links between past events and current responses when this is helpful to the client.

She also supports people with communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, questions about life purpose, veteran and armed forces issues, self-love, and sexual assault and abuse. When appropriate, she helps people develop coping strategies and ways to reframe distressing thoughts.

Maria works in both English and Spanish and draws on methods that have evidence behind them to guide the work. She aims for practical, clear interventions rather than jargon, and checks in regularly about progress and goals.

People who contact her are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire before a first appointment. That initial step helps ensure the first session focuses on the most important concerns and on planning the next steps.

How Maria uses evidence-based approaches online

Maria works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and understanding emotional responses. Cognitive approaches involve looking at unhelpful thought patterns and trying alternative ways of thinking to reduce distress; these can help with anxiety, low mood and worry. Trauma-informed techniques focus on stabilising distress and building coping skills before addressing painful memories, which can help people who have experienced abuse or assault.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Maria will discuss different methods in early sessions and decide collaboratively which fits the client's needs, goals and preferences. She checks progress regularly and adjusts the plan as required.

The therapist accepts international clients; specific session formats were not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family commitments, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. It can also offer choices about whether to use video or simpler audio contact depending on what suits each person.

Topics Maria lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Communication problems
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Guilt and shame
• Life purpose
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse

Questions about Maria

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage worry and anxiety with practical strategies and talking-based work.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers evidence-informed counselling that focuses on talking through problems and trying practical steps between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working with a range of difficulties.

Is she registered and where is she based?

She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I book sessions in Spanish?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her counselling?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.