Maria Fallon

Maria Fallon is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety and anger. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation and confidence. Maria works with relationship and family concerns, grief, addiction and sleep or eating difficulties.

Maria has five years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She combines time in private practice with roles supporting adults who have fled violence and young adults in educational settings. Her background means she is used to working with people from many different cultures and life situations.

In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact, and Psychodynamic Therapy, which explores how earlier experiences shape current patterns. Maria uses these approaches to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and reflect on what matters to them.

She aims for a straightforward style. Maria listens, asks practical questions and helps clients set small, realistic steps. Many people come for a focused aim such as improving sleep, reducing anger or managing anxiety, and others use sessions as a space to talk things through.

Maria describes the client as the expert in their own story and works collaboratively. She supports people to identify strengths, break unhelpful patterns and build skills for everyday life. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support through that process.

How Maria uses CBT and psychodynamic ideas online

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behaviour changes that can reduce stress, anxiety or anger.

She also draws on Psychodynamic Therapy to help people understand how past experiences shape current reactions. This approach can be useful for noticing repeated relationship patterns and for working through feelings linked to earlier hurts.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Maria will discuss goals, preferences and daily routines to decide together which approach or mix of approaches fits best. This is a collaborative conversation that can change as needs evolve.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins when a full session is not possible. It can also help maintain continuity of care when someone is living abroad or travelling, subject to scheduling and any regional considerations.