Maria Prieto

Maria Prieto is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She supports people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Maria also helps those questioning life purpose and people affected by communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, and sexual assault and abuse.

Maria keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters now. She listens to a person's current difficulties and helps them talk through painful memories and reactions. Sessions focus on practical steps to manage symptoms and on building clearer ways of thinking and acting in daily life.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. She uses well-established therapeutic techniques to help people process loss, reduce anxiety and find more steady ground after trauma. Conversations may include exploring feelings, noticing patterns and practising small changes between sessions.

Maria offers work in English and Spanish. She accepts international clients and can discuss how to fit sessions into different time zones. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. This initial step helps identify immediate priorities and practical next steps for the early meetings.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Maria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. One common approach focuses on understanding and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns; it helps with anxiety, low mood and getting unstuck by identifying small experiments to try between sessions. Another approach involves processing past traumatic events in a paced way so memories and reactions become easier to manage; this is useful for people dealing with abuse, assault or ongoing trauma responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria treats this as a collaborative process and will review what is helping as therapy progresses. She checks in about goals and preferences, and adapts methods to what the person finds most useful.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find remote sessions fit into busy days more easily, allow sessions across time zones, or make it simpler to have shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Registered or accredited professionals can explain which format will best match your needs and everyday life commitments.