Maria Baxendale Hume, BACP
Practical, supportive counselling for everyday challenges
Book with Maria- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Maria
Maria Baxendale Hume is a counsellor with ten years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low confidence, relationship strain, career uncertainty or the demands of parenting. Her style is warm and direct, offering a calm space to talk and make small, practical changes.
Maria aims to create an open, non-judgemental setting where thoughts and feelings can be named. She encourages honest conversation and helps clients work out manageable steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on everyday problems and solutions rather than clinical jargon. Her work includes supporting people through grief, trauma and abuse, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, and issues linked to ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also helps with intimacy concerns, sleep problems, anger, and identity questions within LGBT experiences.
Maria draws on approaches that help people notice what matters to them and act on it. She mixes techniques to suit each person’s situation and prefers practical exercises you can use between sessions. The emphasis is on making changes that fit real life and current responsibilities.
Clients may come to her for one-off coaching conversations or longer-term support. She works with adults who want clear, down-to-earth guidance and steady encouragement while they navigate life changes and parenting challenges. Maria holds BACP registration and has developed her skills over a decade of practice in the UK.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients for online work.
What Maria works with
Everything Maria lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Maria helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Maria lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters most to them and take small actions in that direction despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It suits people facing life changes, parenting stress or persistent anxiety. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and shift unhelpful habits. Existential Therapy explores meaning, choice and responsibility when people feel stuck or face major life questions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria will listen to your goals and recommend ways of working that fit your priorities. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what is most helpful for you.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when you want to use non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, coaching-style exchanges or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and daily life while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
Questions people ask about Maria
What kinds of problems does Maria help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, mood issues, relationship worries, parenting strains and career uncertainty. Her practice also covers trauma, grief, ADHD-related concerns and burnout.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Maria uses a practical and conversational approach. She focuses on clear, manageable steps and helps people apply ideas between sessions.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years of professional experience working with adults on a wide range of issues and has developed a straightforward, supportive way of working.
What credentials and location are listed for Maria?
Maria holds BACP registration and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online therapy.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with Maria?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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