About Persa
Dr. Persa Maerz offers a straightforward, down-to-earth way to start tackling worries and fears. She meets people where they are and helps them break difficult problems into small, manageable steps.
Her manner is calm and direct, aimed at helping someone feel steadier and more able to cope day to day. Dr Maerz has nine years' experience working in the United Kingdom and is registered with the HCPC. She has taken on consultant, lead and supervisory roles in clinical services, and she also provides supervision and teaching to trainees and other psychologists.
Background and approach
Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and phobias. In sessions she uses a mix of practical skill-building and reflective conversation. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behaviour changes.
Client-centred and psychodynamic ideas help people make sense of feelings and patterns that repeat in relationships and life choices. She also draws on dialectical behaviour therapy strategies and mindfulness to teach emotional regulation and grounding exercises. Treatment is adapted to the person and their goals, with clear steps and regular review of progress.
The focus is on useful tools as well as understanding why problems began. Dr Maerz works with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and with many kinds of life challenges. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
Sessions can be delivered online or by other remote formats to fit a client’s needs.
How different approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what the client is saying, and helps people find their own solutions. This works well for people who want a supportive space to make sense of feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It breaks problems into clear steps and uses practical exercises between sessions, which can be especially useful for anxiety, phobias and low mood.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers straightforward skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It includes breathing and grounding techniques, distress tolerance tools and ways to handle conflict without escalating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client's needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
Online therapy through video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls are useful when visual cues matter, phone work can suit lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, and chat or text messaging allows short check-ins or step-by-step guidance between sessions. These formats give flexibility while keeping the focus on clear goals and practical skills.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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