Maria Sardina , NCPS

Maria Sardina is a professionally qualified, integrative counsellor, hypnotherapist and life coach who combines therapeutic skills to support people through personal challenges and life transitions. She holds the NCPS credential, indicating formal qualification in counselling and psychotherapy, and works with each person in a collaborative, non-judgemental way to identify goals and practical steps toward change.

Maria offers both brief and longer-term work, tailoring a personalised plan that can include coaching, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and counselling. She believes that no single method fits every situation, and draws on a mix of approaches to respond to what each individual brings to therapy. Her practice focuses on helping people improve their relationship with themselves while addressing specific concerns rooted in past experiences or in hopes for the future.

She has experience supporting people with anxiety, stress, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, eating and sleep difficulties, parenting and career concerns, and challenges connected to health conditions including adjustment to illness. Maria also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, and has supported clients dealing with long-term health impacts.

Alongside one-on-one sessions she runs group workshops and seminars for personal development. Her approach emphasises listening, understanding and designing interventions that fit an individual’s needs so they can regain perspective, build coping strategies and move toward the life they want.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathetic, non-judgemental environment in which the person’s own insights and choices guide change. It helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns and navigating life transitions by prioritising the client’s perspective and goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is practical and goal-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and managing stress.

Hypnotherapy offers guided relaxation and focused attention to support behaviour change and emotional processing, and can be helpful for issues like stress management, sleep difficulties and habit changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and is treated as a collaborative process. Maria will work with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexibility in how sessions take place - via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging - allowing people to access support from different locations and at times that suit their schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life.