Counsellor profile
Maria Prieto, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma support
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Trauma and abuse
About Maria
Maria Prieto is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has nine years of experience and lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes among the areas she works with.
Maria aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. She listens to what is most pressing and helps people talk through what they are feeling. She encourages small steps that can make daily life easier to manage.
Her work includes support for communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, and issues following sexual assault and abuse. She also helps people thinking about life purpose, building self-worth, and difficulties linked to military service. Sessions focus on what the person wants to address here and now.
Maria speaks English and Spanish and works from the United Kingdom. Her BACP membership is shown as the professional registration she holds. If international contact is needed she accepts clients from other countries, and language preferences can be discussed before booking.
To start, people are asked to use the site's matching steps and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm the current session formats before booking to be sure they suit practical needs.
Approaches used and how online counselling works
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on the present and practical change. One common approach helps people recognise unhelpful thinking and try different responses; it is useful for stress, anxiety and low mood. Another approach works with the effects of trauma by helping people stabilise emotions and learn skills to manage difficult memories or dissociation.Choosing the right approach is part of how Maria works. She will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and decide together what to try first. That planning is collaborative and may change as work progresses.
Session formats are not listed explicitly in the biography, so please confirm which options are offered before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also be helpful when language choice matters, since she offers sessions in English and Spanish. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical advantages while you assess whether this way of working suits you.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also supports people with communication problems, dissociation and issues linked to domestic violence or sexual assault.
What is her way of working in sessions?
Sessions are practical and conversational. She listens, helps people talk things through and suggests manageable steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working in mental health and counselling roles.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I speak with her in another language?
Sessions can be held in English and Spanish. Confirm the preferred language before booking.
Does she work with clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients. Discuss time zones and language when arranging sessions.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then 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.