- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Depression
About Maryia
Maryia Farooq is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has three years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. Maryia focuses on common pressures parents face, including stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self esteem and the strain of parenting itself.
She listens for the practical parts of a problem. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps that can make a difference. Maryia asks questions to help people spot patterns and to notice strengths they already have.
Background and approach
She aims for simple, doable strategies rather than long lists of techniques. Her work covers emotional strain from loss, relationship and communication problems, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around eating and body image. She also supports people facing career pressures, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns and the life changes that come with separation or fertility challenges.
Maryia explains things plainly and uses evidence-based approaches to guide conversations and planning. She encourages clients to set practical goals and to try things between sessions so progress feels real and measurable. The tone in sessions is respectful and steady, focusing on clarity over jargon.
To begin, she asks people to reflect on their immediate worries and the changes they want to see. From there she helps shape a short-term plan and checks in on what is working. This gradual, collaborative process aims to make the day-to-day a bit easier while building longer-term coping skills.
What Maryia works with
Everything Maryia lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Maryia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How evidence-based approaches work online
Two common evidence-based approaches she uses focus on practical problem solving and on understanding unhelpful patterns. Problem solving involves breaking a difficulty into small, manageable steps and testing changes between sessions to see what helps most. Pattern-focused work looks at recurring thoughts, behaviours or relationship habits that keep problems going, and then finds small experiments to change them.Finding the best approach is part of the work. She will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and how they respond to different ideas. Together they choose or adapt methods so sessions feel relevant and useful rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make support easier to fit into daily life. Video helps when visual cues matter, phone works well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits quick updates or continuing work between meetings. These options aim to increase flexibility so people can keep therapy going around work, school and family commitments.
Questions people ask about Maryia
What issues can Maryia help with related to parenting?
She supports parents with stress, sleep problems, low self esteem, communication struggles and the everyday pressures of raising children.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is plain and practical. She focuses on current problems, spotting patterns and trying simple steps between sessions.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with anxiety, trauma, relationship issues and related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is BACP accredited and based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she provide online?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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