Maria Sardina, NCPS

Maria Sardina is an integrative counsellor, hypnotherapist and life coach with ten years of practice. She helps people who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, grieving, or stuck in relationships and life changes. Maria uses straightforward, collaborative sessions to explore immediate problems and longer-term goals.

Her approach mixes several methods so sessions match each person’s needs. She draws on client-centred listening to understand what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses. She also offers hypnotherapy and mindfulness tools when they fit the aim of treatment.

Maria has worked in health settings and has experience supporting people facing chronic illness, cancer adjustment and health-related anxiety. That background informs how she helps people manage illness, chronic pain and the uncertainty that comes with serious diagnoses. She also has experience with issues such as parenting stress, workplace pressures, eating and relationship difficulties.

Sessions are collaborative and tailored. Maria helps people set clear, achievable steps and combines coaching and therapeutic techniques where helpful. The work can be short term for a specific problem or longer term for deeper change.

She accepts international clients and works in English. To start, people use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability. Maria holds NCPS as her listed credential.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's concerns at the heart of each session. It involves open listening, reflecting what matters, and helping clients clarify goals for their life and relationships. This approach helps with decision-making, confidence and handling stressful situations.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises and experiments to try different ways of thinking and behaving, which can reduce anxiety, improve sleep and manage low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide whether to emphasise client-centred talking, CBT techniques, hypnotherapy elements, or mindfulness practices so the plan fits the person’s needs.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks. It can reduce travel time and allow people to join from different locations, including international clients. Practical benefits include shorter check-ins when time is limited and options to use audio-only or video depending on what feels workable. Session formats were not specified in the original profile, so confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.