Maaria Aksar, BACP
Maaria Aksar is a person-centred counsellor who offers warm, practical support to people feeling overwhelmed.
About Maaria
Maaria Aksar is a person-centred counsellor who offers warm, practical support to people feeling overwhelmed. She uses empathy and respect to help people make sense of difficult emotions. Sessions are steady and non-judgemental, giving space to feel heard and to think things through.
With five years of experience, Maaria draws on a person-centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused work. She helps people identify unhelpful thinking, try small changes, and set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what matters now and what can be done next. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, anger and depression. She also works with career pressures, compassion fatigue and the strain that comes with life transitions.
Additional areas of focus include body image, caregiver stress, codependency and communication problems. Sessions can explore family of origin issues, blended family strain, fatherhood issues and divorce or separation impacts. Maaria also supports people dealing with isolation, guilt and shame, and first responder related stress.
Her style is patient and attentive, and she aims to tailor sessions to each person’s unique needs. Maaria works online with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. She explains BACP as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and uses that credential to indicate professional registration.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different rhythms of life.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 393671 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Maaria works with
Everything Maaria lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maaria lists
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Online support
She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT to help spot patterns of thinking that maintain anxiety and low mood. CBT involves noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing them and trying alternative responses, which can help with stress, worry and depression. Solution-focused therapy is used to find small, practical steps and clear goals so progress can feel tangible and manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That might mean more listening at first, then introducing CBT ideas or brief solution-focused tasks as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can work with lower bandwidth, and messages or chat suit short check-ins or flexible timing. These options let people access therapy from different locations and at times that suit them.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Maaria help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, plus grief, anger and career pressures. The practice also covers compassion fatigue, relationship concerns and adjustment to life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred, warm and interactive. She combines that with cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused work to set practical steps and goals.
What background and experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in the mental health field supporting people with a wide range of concerns. Her practice blends listening with practical tools for change.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers sessions to people outside the United Kingdom in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Maaria?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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