Maria Rocha, BACP

Maria Rocha is a qualified counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. With twelve years of practice, she blends practical therapeutic skills with a broad, reflective approach informed by a spiritual perspective on connection and purpose. She approaches therapy with the view that personal growth often involves understanding deeper patterns and reclaiming a stronger sense of self.

Maria works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, addictions, anger, and major life transitions. She also supports clients dealing with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiving stress, codependency, communication and commitment difficulties, dissociation, divorce and separation, and work-related pressures.

Her practice uses an integrative mix of methods drawn from psychodynamic thinking, cognitive-behavioural ideas, Gestalt and person-centered principles, transpersonal hypnotherapy and solution-focused techniques, among other holistic approaches. This flexibility helps her trace present difficulties back to their roots, address emotional and practical needs, and strengthen personal identity so clients can move forward with greater clarity and resilience. Maria offers therapy in English and Portuguese and is available to work with international clients by online or remote methods.