Maryia Farooq, BACP

Maryia Farooq helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship problems. She supports those coping with life changes, grief, addiction and trauma, and people struggling with sleep, eating, confidence or parenting pressures. Maryia’s approach is practical and respectful. She focuses on small, manageable steps and on the client’s own strengths.

Maryia works from the view that each person knows their life best. She listens closely and asks straightforward questions to clarify what matters most. Sessions aim to make problems easier to handle, for example by trying new ways to respond to stress or improving everyday routines that affect sleep and mood.

Her work also covers deeper interruptions to daily life such as abuse, bereavement, or long-term caregiving strain. She helps people untangle patterns around attachment, abandonment and control, and addresses body image or fertility concerns when these come up. Practical tools and short-term goals are used alongside space to reflect and process painful experiences.

Maryia holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online through calls, chat and messaging formats.

People who choose her can expect a calm, down-to-earth style. The focus is on what the client wants to change and on building skills that fit daily life. Maryia supports clients as they test new ways of coping and make steady progress.

How Maryia brings practical approaches to online therapy

Maryia uses evidence-based techniques that focus on behaviour and everyday routines. One approach helps people change patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood by practicing small, manageable actions and adjusting daily habits that affect sleep and energy. This is useful for stress, sleep problems and low mood.

Another common focus is work with relationships and attachment. These methods look at how past experiences shape current reactions and communication. The aim is to try different ways of relating, improve communication and reduce repeated patterns of hurt or avoidance.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals and preferences with the client and adapts methods over time. Clients are encouraged to try techniques between sessions so progress links to everyday life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use gestures and tone during conversation. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or fit a break at work when bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging allow ongoing contact and written reflections between calls. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.