Maria Lawrence

Maria Lawrence is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to help people facing everyday pressures and emotional pain. She works alongside clients to identify problems, set clear goals, and find practical steps that fit each person's life. Her style is warm and respectful, with a focus on collaboration and clarity.

Maria has four years of clinical experience. She supports people troubled by stress, anxiety and depression, and those dealing with grief, trauma and addiction. She also helps with self-esteem, anger, relationship and intimacy-related issues, as well as sleep, eating and parenting concerns.

Sessions explore both current problems and past events that may be holding someone back. Conversations are non-judgemental and aim to surface realistic options for change. Work may include identifying unhelpful patterns, trying new coping strategies and practising different ways of responding to difficult feelings.

Maria is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom and offers therapy in English. People who are outside the UK are not currently accepted.

To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is then arranged according to the therapist's availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How integrative techniques translate to online therapy

Maria describes her work as integrative, which means she draws on a range of evidence-based techniques to meet each client's needs. That can include approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which often helps with anxiety and depression, and approaches that look at emotions and past experiences to relieve trauma and grief.

Each approach is explained in simple terms so the client can choose what feels most useful. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which techniques suit a person's current goals and preferences, and may adjust the approach as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing appointments around work or childcare. If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available formats before booking so you know how appointments will be arranged. The therapist and client can then focus on practical goals, coping strategies and regular check-ins that fit day-to-day routines.