About Maria
Maria Palej is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and the fallout from past abuse. Maria also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues and people navigating major life changes.
She brings prior experience from a long helping career into her counselling. That background informs how she listens and responds to practical problems, such as panic, sleep and eating difficulties, addiction concerns, or struggles with self-esteem.
Background and approach
Maria speaks English and Polish. Her approach is flexible and guided by what each person needs. She uses client-centred and psychodynamic ideas alongside mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.
Sessions emphasise clear goals and steady progress rather than one fixed method. People often come to her feeling stuck, overwhelmed or traumatised, or managing anger, grief or parenting strain. She also works with clients exploring identity and LGBT-related concerns.
Typical topics include attachment and abandonment, communication problems, codependency and coping after separation. Maria is registered with BACP and NCPS, and she draws on those professional frameworks in her practice. The first session gives time to ask questions and share what brought you to therapy.
If you choose to continue, she and the client agree a plan that fits practical needs and personal goals.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful for building trust and exploring feelings when someone feels stuck. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and manage anxiety symptoms in daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will discuss different ways of working and choose methods together with each person. That collaborative process looks at goals, what has helped before and practical needs to find a good fit.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm session options before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life. It can reduce travel time, allow quicker short check-ins where helpful, and make it simpler to maintain continuity when schedules are busy. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, mindful practices and goal-focused steps to an online setting so progress continues even when meeting remotely.
Questions people ask about Maria
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Other common areas include relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and LGBT-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is flexible and practical. She uses client-centred listening, psychodynamic reflection, mindfulness and solution-focused steps to help people move forward.
What is her background and experience?
Maria has six years of counselling experience and a longer history in helping roles that inform her work with clients.
What credentials and base location does she have?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify exact session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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