Maria Sardina

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Hypnotherapy

About Maria

Maria Sardina works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, depression, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career changes and compassion fatigue. She combines counselling, hypnotherapy and coaching in a collaborative, non-judgemental way. Maria is registered with NCPS and has ten years' experience as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

She uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method. Sessions focus on what the person brings and the goals they want to reach. That might involve talking through past experiences, practical strategies to manage current symptoms, or guided hypnotherapy work where appropriate.

Maria has worked with people affected by serious health conditions and long-term symptoms, drawing on over a decade helping clients adjust to illness and related uncertainty. She also has experience addressing attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and caregiver stress.

Assessment is collaborative. Maria listens, clarifies what is important to the client, and then agrees a plan. That plan can be short term coaching-style work or longer counselling and psychotherapy depending on need.

She also offers group workshops and seminars alongside one-to-one sessions. Costs vary with location and sessions use a cancellable subscription; clients are asked to use the site matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.

How Maria applies her approaches in remote sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says, helping people clarify their own goals and make decisions about change; it is useful for relationship issues, self-esteem and life direction.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical techniques to manage anxiety, low mood, sleeping problems and stress.

Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support behaviour change and to work with issues such as habits, anxiety and motivation.

Choosing the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has worked before, then agree an initial plan that can be adjusted as work progresses.

The biography does not state which session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit counselling into a busy week, make it easier to attend when travel is difficult, or allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques like CBT exercises and client-centred discussion to work well at a distance.

Topics Maria lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Hypnotherapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Maria

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among the concerns she supports.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses an integrative approach drawing on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and hypnotherapy.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years' experience as a counsellor, with additional years supporting people with health-related issues.

Is she registered and where does she practise?

She is listed with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in English or from abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she use?

The biography does not specify 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 start with her?

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