Maria Stannard, BACP
Maria Stannard is a counsellor who aims to make the first step of seeking help feel easier.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- +8 more
About Maria
Maria Stannard is a counsellor who aims to make the first step of seeking help feel easier. They work with people dealing with depression, anxiety and stress. Maria also helps with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and challenges linked to neurodivergence.
They bring a direct, respectful style and a focus on the person's own strengths. Maria listens in a person-centred way, which means the session follows what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
They believe people are the experts on their own lives and that therapy is a chance to use existing strengths to move forward. Sessions are practical and grounded, with time to talk through feelings and choices. Maria's background includes five years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, MBACP.
Their experience covers work with grief, eating concerns, self-harm, obsessive behaviours and identity matters such as gender dysphoria. This range means Maria can understand how different issues link together in everyday life. In sessions they draw on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction, along with trauma-focused methods when past events are affecting the present.
Maria adapts the pace to each person, offering a steady, thoughtful presence while exploring practical steps to manage symptoms and rebuild routine. They offer therapy in English and accept clients based in other countries. If someone wants flexible ways to connect, Maria provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
To start, a short matching questionnaire is used to pair people with a suitable session plan.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 398442 | May 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- 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.
Online support
Existential Therapy is used to look at questions of meaning, choice and direction. Maria helps people clarify values and make decisions when life feels uncertain or empty. This can help with issues like identity, life purpose and transitions.
Trauma-Focused Therapy is applied when past events are impacting current wellbeing. Maria uses methods that attend to how trauma shows up in thoughts, feelings and relationships, and works at a pace the person can manage.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Maria will talk through options and tailor methods to the person's goals, needs and preferences. The client and therapist make decisions collaboratively, trying different ways of working when needed.
Online formats make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from a distance. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for brief check-ins, writing through feelings, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people keep therapy on a workable schedule and stay connected between sessions.
Frequently asked
What issues does Maria help with?
Maria works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, eating issues and self-esteem.
What is Maria's therapeutic style?
Sessions are largely person-centred, focusing on the client's priorities and strengths, with existential and trauma-focused approaches used when they fit the person's needs.
How much clinical experience does Maria have?
Maria has five years of professional experience supporting people across a range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
Maria is a BACP Therapist and is listed as a registered member MBACP. They practise from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and Maria accepts clients who are based outside the UK.
What session formats does Maria offer?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are paid through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Maria?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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