Counsellor profile
Maria Mars, HCPC
United Kingdom
HCPC clinician - Stress and Anger support
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- CredentialsHCPC
- RegistrationHCPC, United Kingdom / PYL26768
- Experience27 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Attachment work
About Maria
Maria Mars is a HCPC-registered clinician working in the United Kingdom with 27 years of experience. She supports adults with a range of difficulties including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and anger. Maria also helps with parenting concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem and identity issues.
Across her career she has worked in public, voluntary and private mental health services. She draws on a mix of practical approaches rather than a single method. Sessions are collaborative and focused on clear, achievable goals.
Maria uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to help people notice unhelpful patterns and practise different ways of responding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas are used to clarify values and make purposeful changes. Attachment-based work helps when relationships and early experiences affect how someone reacts to anger and conflict.
In a typical session she will listen to what matters to the person, help make sense of patterns of thinking and behaviour, and offer simple skills to try between meetings. She pays attention to practical problems such as disrupted sleep, parenting strain or work stress that feed into anger and low mood.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Clients set goals together and choose techniques that fit their life. The emphasis is on small, realistic steps that can reduce reactivity, rebuild relationships, and improve everyday coping.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed action despite difficult feelings. It can be useful for reducing avoidance and handling strong emotions such as anger. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behaviour patterns that keep problems going and practising different responses; it is often used for anxiety, depression and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape reactions now and can help when anger links to relationship patterns or hurt from the past.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Maria treats this as collaborative: she listens to your goals and preferences, then suggests methods to try. Together you check what helps and adjust the approach if needed.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by avoiding travel, making shorter check-ins possible, or letting you join from a quieter place when you have time. Registered professionals can use online work to deliver skills coaching, guided practice and reflective conversations that translate from in-person methods to a format that suits your routine.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, sleep problems, parenting strain and related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She works collaboratively and uses practical, skills-based approaches. Sessions focus on clear goals and techniques to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of clinical experience in public, voluntary and private mental health settings across the UK.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the HCPC and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients; sessions are provided in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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 unsafe, use the crisis numbers.