Maria Rocha, BACP
12 years in practice
Maria Rocha is a counsellor with 12 years of experience. She holds BACP registration, and she draws on a broad mix of therapeutic approaches to support people facing distressing life events.
License and registration
- BACP
- 61398 · expires September 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Maria
Maria Rocha is a counsellor with 12 years of experience. She holds BACP registration, and she draws on a broad mix of therapeutic approaches to support people facing distressing life events. Her way of working is grounded in listening, gentle questioning and helping people make choices that suit their values and needs.
She aims to help people make sense of what is happening now and where it might have started.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on identifying painful patterns, naming difficult feelings, and trying small changes to reduce everyday pressure. She uses straightforward language and practical steps rather than jargon-heavy theory. Maria blends person-centred care with cognitive and existential ideas.
That means she pays attention to how thoughts and behaviours affect day-to-day life, and to what matters most to each person. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and long-standing hurts.
Her approach can include techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to notice painful thoughts without acting on them, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to test and change unhelpful thinking. Existential themes are used to explore meaning, purpose and choice when life feels confusing. Sessions can be delivered in English or Portuguese and work online by video, phone, chat or messaging.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Existential Therapy helps people consider meaning, choice and purpose when life feels uncertain. It often focuses on big questions about identity and values and can help when someone feels lost, stuck or unsure about next steps.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills for noticing painful thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them. It supports people to clarify what matters to them and take small steps that match those values, useful for anxiety, depression and coping with change.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that began in early relationships and how they affect current connections. It helps people notice repeating relationship behaviours and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they will try different ways of working and adjust the plan as they learn what helps.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video lets people read facial cues for deeper conversation, phone calls can be simpler on low bandwidth, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or when writing out thoughts helps. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What difficulties does Maria help with?
She supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship or family challenges. Other areas include self-esteem, addiction, parenting strain and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and down-to-earth, combining listening with practical options. She uses reflective conversation alongside techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
What background and experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working across multiple approaches and contexts. That experience informs a flexible way of working with different problems.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works from the United Kingdom and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How do costs and subscriptions work?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
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