Maria Rocha , BACP

Maria Rocha is a qualified counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the UK professional body for counsellors. She brings a spiritual perspective to her work, believing in human connection and that personal growth often involves discovering a deeper sense of purpose. Maria blends an integrative range of therapeutic techniques - including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, Gestalt, person-centered, solution-focused and transpersonal approaches - to tailor support to each person's situation.

Her practice focuses on helping people understand what is happening in their lives now, trace difficulties back to their roots, and strengthen identity and self-awareness so healing can take place. She offers support for a wide spectrum of challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, relationship and family conflicts, grief, parenting concerns, addictions, anger and career-related issues. Maria also works with more specific concerns including attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, body image, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics and other related areas.

Sessions with Maria are designed to address physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual dimensions of experience, with the aim of increasing consciousness, resilience and a clearer sense of who the client is and what they want from life. She works in English and Portuguese and accepts international clients.