Maria Mina , NCPS

Maria Mina is an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor who helps people move past obstacles that prevent a meaningful and authentic life. She aims to create a calm, supportive environment where clients can talk freely, reflect on what is holding them back, and explore practical steps toward change. Her practice balances honesty with a non-judgmental style to help people identify what they want and what they need to reach their therapy goals.

Maria combines different evidence-based techniques to tailor therapy to each individual, drawing on her training and clinical experience. She holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification that indicates recognised standing within her field. In addition to her private practice, she works as an approved therapist for Anxiety UK and volunteers with the mental health charity Mind, bringing experience from both clinical and community settings.

Before qualifying as a therapist, Maria worked for many years in the public and not-for-profit sectors as a human resources director, focusing on building inclusive, caring, and fair workplace cultures. She supports people with a wide range of concerns, including depression and low mood, stress and anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief and loss, low self-esteem, work-related difficulties, coaching for life changes, and challenges such as long covid and imposter syndrome. Maria accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally and aims to adapt therapy to each person’s unique needs.

Integrative Approaches and the Benefits of Online Therapy

Maria practices an integrative model that blends complementary evidence-based techniques to suit each person's needs. Integrative psychotherapeutic counselling combines talking therapies and practical strategies to explore underlying patterns and develop new ways of coping, which can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She also uses supportive, client-centered methods that focus on empathic listening and collaborative problem solving to help with relationship concerns, grief, and self-esteem issues. Where coaching is appropriate, Maria offers structured goal-oriented work to help clients navigate career changes, parenting challenges, and personal development.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Maria works together with clients to identify what fits best based on their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. This collaborative style means techniques can be adjusted over time as needs evolve, with the aim of helping people make meaningful and practical changes.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter conversations can be held via live chat or text messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, to access support from different locations, and to maintain continuity of care when schedules or circumstances change. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt sessions across these formats to support progress and provide sustained therapeutic contact.