Maria Mina
Gentle practical counselling for life’s challenges
About Maria
Maria Mina is a counsellor with four years of clinical experience and a registration with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She aims to make first steps into therapy easier by offering warm, straightforward support. Sessions focus on what is getting in the way of a meaningful life and on small practical steps forward.
Her style is honest and non-judgemental. She listens and helps people work out what they want and need.
Background and approach
Therapy is tailored to each person rather than following a single rigid method. That means conversations, practical exercises and reflection are chosen to fit the individual. Maria draws on experience from both independent practice and charity work, including time as an approved therapist with Anxiety UK and volunteering with Mind.
Before training as a counsellor she worked for many years in human resources, where she concentrated on fairness, inclusion and supportive workplace cultures. She helps with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting pressures, career changes and compassion fatigue.
Practical coaching and strategies for coping with life changes are also part of her offer. Sessions are available to people in the United Kingdom and to international clients. Conversations are held in English and can be delivered in different formats to fit busy lives.
What Maria works with
Sessions & fees
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Many of the methods Maria uses are evidence-based and focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, then tests small experiments to see what works better day to day. This is useful for anxiety, low mood and work-related stress.Another approach centres on building coping skills and emotional regulation through step-by-step practice. It teaches simple techniques for handling strong feelings, managing anger, and dealing with grief or compassion fatigue. These tools can be used between sessions to support steady progress.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then choose methods together. That collaborative planning means the work can change as needs and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are good for fuller conversations when visual connection matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing, need quick support during the day, or want to fit therapy around work and family commitments. Registered and accredited professionals can provide these formats to make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into busy lives.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
