Maria Levenfiche, BACP

Maria Levenfiche helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions and grief. She also supports those dealing with intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting and fatherhood questions, career stress and ADHD. Maria holds BACP registration and works from the United Kingdom. She welcomes international clients and runs sessions in English.

Maria takes a straightforward, practical approach. She treats each conversation as a chance to understand what matters to the person in front of her. She believes people already have strengths they can use to move forward, and she focuses on those strengths while also addressing the problems that get in the way.

In sessions Maria helps people talk through painful events and build day-to-day coping strategies. She listens for patterns from family of origin, attachment and abandonment issues, and how these shape current relationships. She also supports people facing divorce or separation, blended family difficulties and fertility-related stress.

When concerns involve substance use or addictive behaviours, Maria works with clients to reduce harm and find clearer choices. She also helps with eating and food-related worries and body image struggles in a calm, non-judgemental way. Practical skills and small, achievable steps are central to her work.

Maria has eight years of professional experience. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Maria works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns and building practical skills. One common approach helps people spot unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, then practise small changes that reduce anxiety and lift mood; this is useful for stress, anxiety, depression and some eating concerns. Another approach pays attention to how early attachments and family relationships shape current reactions, helping people who struggle with abandonment, attachment issues or persistent relationship problems to see links and try new ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maria explores a person’s goals, history and day-to-day life and suggests methods that fit those needs. Together they review what is working and adjust the plan as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and focused.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter updates or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals and therapists.