Maria Cascarino, BACP

Maria Cascarino is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and career concerns. She offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients and therapist collaborate to explore unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns that affect everyday life. Sessions are tailored to each person, with an emphasis on practical skills and strategies to manage difficult emotions and move toward a more fulfilling life.

Maria brings focused experience addressing common mental health difficulties such as anxiety, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, depression, anger management, low self-esteem, procrastination, and panic attacks. She also supports clients with body image concerns, social anxiety and phobias, self-love, women’s issues, and workplace challenges. Her approach centers on helping people develop tools they can use between sessions so progress continues outside the therapy hour.

Maria holds the BACP credential. BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. With three years of clinical practice, she welcomes enquiries from those ready to begin therapy or who simply want to learn more about the process.

CBT-informed approaches and accessible online therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, commonly called CBT, focuses on identifying the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Through structured conversations and exercises, CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice alternative responses that reduce anxiety, panic, low mood, and difficulties with self-esteem.

In practice Maria uses CBT-informed skills work to teach practical techniques such as behavioural experiments, thought-challenging, and activity scheduling. These skills are intended to be applied in daily life to manage symptoms like panic attacks, social anxiety, procrastination, and workplace stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and then adapts sessions so the therapy style fits the individual rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This range of options can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or mobility needs, and supports consistent progress even when attending in-person sessions is difficult.