Maaria Aksar, BACP

Maaria Aksar is a BACP-credentialed counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience in the mental health field. She practices from a person-centred foundation, offering a calm and empathetic presence to people facing a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, workplace stress, and transitions such as divorce or changes in family structure. Maaria welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and aims to meet each person with respect, honesty, and unconditional positive regard.

Her style is warm, interactive, and non-judgemental. She listens for the realities that shape a person's experience and supports clients through moments of shame, anger, hopelessness, or isolation, helping them to make sense of what is happening and to find practical ways of managing difficulties. Maaria combines person-centred principles with cognitive-behavioural techniques and solution-focused strategies, tailoring conversations and plans to the individual needs and goals of each client.

Maaria values collaboration and patience in the therapeutic process, offering a compassionate space where people can explore feelings, build coping skills, and work toward greater wellbeing. She works in English and accepts international clients. BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the professional body associated with her credential.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Maaria works from a person-centred perspective that prioritises empathy and the client's own pace - this approach helps people feel heard and supported as they explore personal values, identity, and relationship or life-change issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood, and workplace stress. Solution-Focused Therapy offers brief, goal-oriented work that helps clients identify strengths and small, achievable steps toward change, which can be useful for career concerns, relationship problems, or coping with transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Maaria treats this as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to assess their needs, preferences, and goals and adapt techniques so the therapy fits the individual's life and priorities.

Online therapy with Maaria is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to arrange sessions around work, family commitments, or geographic distance, and allow registered professionals to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.