Maria Fallon, BACP

Maria Fallon helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, problems with self-esteem, addictions, parenting strains and sleep or eating concerns. Maria’s straightforward style aims to make starting therapy less intimidating.

Maria has five years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, which is recorded as BACP. She divides her time between private practice work and roles supporting vulnerable adults and young adults in other settings. That mix means she is used to working with a range of life situations and cultural backgrounds.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioural techniques with psychodynamic ideas. In practice this means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, and also looks at how past experiences shape current patterns. Sessions focus on small, practical steps alongside exploring longer-term patterns when that is useful.

Maria works in a calm and non-judgemental way. She invites people to set the pace and the focus of sessions. The aim is to build on strengths and to help people develop tools they can use between appointments.

People contact Maria for many reasons - grief, parenting pressures, career stress, post-traumatic reactions, or challenges linked to identity and intimacy. She encourages a collaborative process so each person’s goals shape the work together. The first sessions are used to agree priorities and practical next steps.

How Maria’s approaches work online

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and managing stress with practical steps. Psychodynamic therapy looks at how earlier experiences shape current feelings and relationships. This can help when patterns from the past keep repeating or when people want to understand deeper emotional difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Maria treats it as a collaborative task. She will talk through your goals and preferences, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you go. The aim is to work together to find tools and insights that feel useful in day-to-day life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions or live chat can be easier if you need a shorter check-in or have limited bandwidth. Text-based messaging suits people who prefer writing or want ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments while keeping the focus on progress and practical strategies.