About Maria
Maria Sardina, NCPS, helps people finding phobias, anxiety, stress and life changes feel more in control. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about worries, loss, sleep problems, relationship strains, grief and career concerns. Sessions are practical and focused on what the person wants to change.
Maria combines different methods to match each person’s needs, often blending talking therapy with coaching and hypnotherapy techniques. She aims to help people recognise unhelpful patterns and learn new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Work may include short-term plans or longer conversations depending on goals. Her practice draws on ten years of professional experience. That background includes supporting people with health-related challenges and adjustment to serious illness.
Maria has also worked in a hospital setting and has experience helping people affected by prolonged post-viral symptoms. Sessions are framed as a collaborative process. Maria listens first, then shapes a tailored plan with clear steps and practical tools.
Many clients focus on improving sleep, easing panic or phobic reactions, rebuilding self-esteem, and managing stress in daily life. She offers one-to-one sessions, group workshops and seminars for people interested in personal development. International clients can be seen, and sessions are available in English.
The emphasis is on steady progress and practical skills that can be used between meetings.
How Maria’s approaches translate to online therapy
Maria uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a supportive, empathic space where the person’s goals guide the work. This approach helps when someone needs to feel heard, to build self-understanding, or to sort through strong emotions slowly.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical changes. It often helps with anxiety, phobias, sleep problems and mood by teaching specific coping techniques and steps to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss options and tailor the mix of methods to the person’s priorities and comfort. Work is collaborative, with clear goals and agreed steps so people know what to expect.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for a full conversational session, phone can work when bandwidth is low, and messaging or live chat suit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep progress moving between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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