Maryia Farooq
Practical support for stress and difficult life changes
About Maryia
Maryia Farooq works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression and life changes. She also helps those dealing with trauma, addictions, grief and concerns about eating or sleeping. Maryia explains things simply and focuses on what a person wants to change.
She approaches work as a collaboration. Maryia listens to each person's story and helps them spot strengths to build on. Sessions are practical and paced to suit the individual's needs rather than following a fixed script.
Background and approach
Maryia has three years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, or BACP. That registration means she follows recognised professional standards in the UK. Her practice covers a wide range of issues including parenting strain, compassion fatigue, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, and cancer-related stress.
She also supports people with communication and commitment problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, fertility worries, and caregiver stress. Work with Maryia may include looking at patterns that keep problems repeating, learning ways to manage strong feelings, and practising different ways of responding in difficult moments. She aims to make sessions straightforward and useful, with steps people can try between meetings.
People can expect a calm, direct style that focuses on small, manageable changes. The goal is clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping rather than quick fixes. Maryia offers help in English and practices in the United Kingdom.
What Maryia works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Many of Maryia's approaches are practical and skills-focused. One approach helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes in how they respond. This can be useful for anxiety, anger, relationship problems and repeating behaviours. Another common approach focuses on identifying and strengthening personal resources - spotting what already works and using those strengths to cope with stress, grief or life transitions. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maryia collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will listen, try options, and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays relevant and useful. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or messaging can suit short check-ins, quick reflections, or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel, and let people choose what works best for them.| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
