Counsellor profile
Maria Lawrence, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Integrative approach
- Goal focused work
- Short term options
About Maria
Counsellor Maria Lawrence is a BACP member with four years' experience. She works in the United Kingdom and helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self esteem, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, career matters, bipolar, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and ADHD.
Maria uses an integrative style that draws on a range of practical therapeutic techniques. She aims to work with each person to identify what matters most and to set clear goals. Sessions focus on understanding the problem and trying small, realistic steps that can make day-to-day life easier.
She responds to current difficulties and to issues from the past that still affect daily life. Conversations are straightforward and centred on what the person wants to change. Maria pays attention to patterns in relationships and day-to-day routines that affect mood and behaviour.
In practice she helps people notice what keeps a problem going and then experiments with different ways of coping. That might include talking through stressful situations, practising new ways of managing strong feelings, or looking at unhelpful thinking patterns. Progress is reviewed regularly and plans are adjusted where needed.
Sessions are arranged through the site's booking route. People are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire before the first meeting and to agree practical arrangements such as frequency and session length. The counsellor works in English and does not take international clients at this time.
How Maria uses practical therapies in online counselling
Maria describes an integrative approach that brings together evidence-based therapeutic techniques. One common technique she uses is cognitive work that looks at thinking patterns and how they affect mood; this helps when worry, low mood or unhelpful beliefs are causing distress. Another technique is skills-based work focused on managing strong feelings and building routines, which can help with sleep, anger, addiction and day-to-day coping.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals and preferences. Plans are reviewed and adjusted as progress is seen or as priorities change.
Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking, since the profile does not list specific formats. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It removes travel time, can allow shorter check-ins between appointments, and can make it simpler to organise sessions around work or family commitments. If you want to know which formats are available, use the site's booking route to check current options and schedule your first meeting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she most often help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self esteem, depression and addictions among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practises an integrative approach, drawing on a range of evidence-based techniques to suit the person and problem.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working as a counsellor.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the site's booking route; the profile does not list specific formats.
How are costs arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.