Maria Barletta

Maria Barletta is a counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with four years of clinical experience and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works with people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Maria also lists life purpose among her focus areas and supports people dealing with panic attacks, codependency, communication problems and feelings of emptiness.

Her background blends several therapeutic approaches. She draws on client-centred work to prioritise what the person brings to sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot patterns and test new behaviours. Where helpful, psychodynamic ideas are used to look at past influences on current feelings.

Maria describes an integrative style that adapts to a person’s goals. In a first session she talks through what someone wants from counselling and how they might work together. She sometimes uses guided meditations, visualisations and psycho-imaginative exercises alongside talk work when clients find those methods useful.

Sessions aim to identify the problems that cause distress, name them and work on practical next steps. That can include clearer communication strategies, steps to manage panic or anxiety, and approaches to navigate career and life changes. The therapist frames change as a mix of insight and small, repeatable actions.

Maria speaks English and Spanish. She notes experience supporting multicultural concerns and offers work that considers cultural context and background. To begin, prospective clients are invited to follow the platform’s matching and booking process to arrange a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Maria uses client-centred therapy to place the person’s concerns and goals at the centre of sessions. This means conversation focuses on what matters most to the client and on building understanding together. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that change feelings and behaviour, which can help with anxiety, panic and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria will discuss different methods early on and decide collaboratively which to use based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. This might mean mixing conversational reflection with practical CBT tasks, or adding guided visualisation when it suits the client.

Please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life by avoiding travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to continue therapy during life changes or career shifts. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss how sessions might fit around work, family or other commitments when you arrange your first appointment.