Maria Rocha

Maria Rocha is a BACP counsellor with 12 years' experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She combines talk-based work with wider therapeutic techniques to help people clarify what matters and find ways to cope. Maria draws on a spiritual view of connection while staying focused on everyday change that people can use now.

She listens for patterns that link current stress to earlier events. Sessions include exploring feelings, testing practical ideas, and building small habits that reduce anxiety and low mood. Her approach aims to help people name what is hard, trace some roots of the difficulty, and make concrete steps forward.

Maria uses several recognised methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-focused and person-centred ways of working. She adapts these methods to suit each person rather than following a single script. This helps people address grief, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and life transitions in ways that feel relevant to them.

She is comfortable talking about loss, ageing and end-of-life concerns, including the stresses experienced by carers and people facing cancer. Sessions also cover family and parenting worries, workplace pressure, and problems with self-esteem or control.

Maria works with English and Portuguese speakers and accepts international clients. To begin, people use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange meetings according to the therapist's schedule. Fees vary with location and the subscription setup can be cancelled at any time.

Therapy approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and life changes because it focuses on small, practical steps towards what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and teaches tools to change unhelpful patterns. It can be helpful for depression, anxiety and coping with difficult situations. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relationship patterns that started early in life and how they shape current reactions; it supports people working through relationship difficulties and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods together. That means clients and the counsellor choose strategies based on the person’s goals, values and how they respond in early sessions.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm which options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow check-ins between other commitments. It can also let people meet from another region or country, which suits those who prefer to work with an English or Portuguese speaking counsellor located elsewhere.