Maria Polverino , BACP

Maria Polverino is a UK-licensed therapist with six years of professional experience and membership with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflicts, and experiences of trauma and abuse, giving practical support alongside emotional understanding.

Maria believes that each person is the expert on their own life and that existing strengths can be used to move through difficult moments. She approaches therapy with respect for a client’s perspective, inviting collaboration to identify goals and pathways toward greater wellbeing. Seeking change can take courage, and Maria views her role as supporting and empowering clients as they take those first steps.

In sessions she aims to create a calm, empathic space where clients can explore patterns, build coping skills, and clarify what matters to them. Her practice combines evidence-informed methods with a warm, client-centered stance so that people can work toward meaningful and sustainable change at a pace that feels right for them.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and focuses on taking actions that align with personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and situations where avoidance has become limiting.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns in close connections and emotional responses. It can help individuals and families improve trust, safety, and communication in relationships affected by separation, loss, or attachment differences.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience, offering empathic listening and support so clients can discover their priorities and build on existing strengths. This approach is helpful for people seeking a respectful, collaborative space to make sense of life transitions and ongoing challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maria collaborates with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as therapy progresses in a shared, flexible process.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - appointments can fit around life commitments and make it easier to access support from different locations. For many people, these options increase consistency of care and make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions while working with licensed professionals and therapists.