Maria Rocha , BACP

Maria Rocha is a UK-based counsellor with a compassionate, broad-ranging approach to emotional and psychological well-being. With 12 years of professional experience, she combines formal training in counselling with work in transpersonal and regression hypnotherapy techniques to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, grief, parenting challenges, addiction, career concerns and life transitions. Maria also works with issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, codependency, caregiving stress, dissociation, blended family difficulties and other complex life patterns.

She draws on a variety of therapeutic traditions to help clients identify what is happening now, trace patterns back to their origins, and strengthen a clearer sense of identity and purpose. Her practice emphasizes understanding emotional responses, exploring beliefs and relational patterns, and developing practical ways to cope and move forward. Maria is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - the main professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom - and offers support in both English and Portuguese.

Her style is integrative and person-centered, attending to emotional, cognitive and spiritual dimensions so that people can heal, build resilience and become more conscious of who they are and what they want from life.

How Maria's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and committing to actions that support a meaningful life. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, helping clients work through abandonment, attachment wounds and relational difficulties to build healthier bonds. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the therapist follows the client's lead, offering empathy and support to foster self-understanding and growth - this approach suits people seeking a validating space to process emotions and make changes.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work itself. Maria collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals and preferences, adapting techniques from these approaches so the plan feels practical and personally relevant. That collaborative process helps guide which tools and strategies will be most effective for each client.

Online therapy with Maria can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limitations or international clients. These options make it easier to fit consistent therapeutic work into daily life and to maintain continuity of care regardless of location, while allowing therapists and licensed professionals to apply the same evidence-informed methods in a way that suits each person's circumstances.