About Maria
Maria Howell is a counsellor who supports people facing worry, relationship strain, identity concerns and difficult life changes. She has seven years of professional experience and works with adults and young people. Her practice is informed by work in a UK ethical counselling service that aims to make therapy accessible.
She helps with stress and anxiety, low mood and grief, trauma and addiction concerns. She also works with issues linked to identity and intimacy, including LGBT matters and sexual wellbeing.
Background and approach
Practical problems such as sleep, eating, parenting pressures and career strain are part of her caseload too. Maria focuses on creating an open, non-judgemental space for talking through feelings and ideas. Sessions aim to help people understand patterns, try out small changes and build coping skills that fit daily life.
The therapist describes her role as supportive and empowering while working at the client’s pace. Her background includes work with a counselling service in South Wales that emphasises ethical, integrative practice. That setting shaped a flexible way of working that draws on different methods to meet individual needs.
She has experience supporting people living with neurodiversity and mood disorders. People choosing to work with her start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling according to availability. Sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
International clients may be accepted, and sessions are carried out in English.
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Maria is listed here; the rest shows what else Maria works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Maria’s practice draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to make sense of feelings and improve everyday coping. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, and then practise new ways of responding that reduce anxiety and low mood. This approach is useful for stress, worry and depression.Another approach she uses focuses on understanding attachment and relationship patterns from past experience. It helps people who struggle with closeness, abandonment fears or repeated relationship problems to recognise patterns and try different ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will discuss options with each person and choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work, study or family life and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins or more flexible scheduling. Because the exact session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm which formats are offered before booking to ensure they suit your routine.
Questions people ask about Maria
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief and relationship or intimacy issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her way of working is integrative and practical, focusing on listening, understanding patterns and trying small, manageable changes to improve everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working in counselling settings in the United Kingdom.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK have sessions?
International clients are accepted, though practical arrangements should be confirmed during the matching and booking process.
How does payment and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; specific costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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