Maria Palej

Maria Palej is an integrative therapist based in the United Kingdom with six years of experience supporting people through a range of life challenges. She works with individuals who experience anxiety, panic attacks and depression, as well as those recovering from abuse, navigating past trauma, or coping with addiction and intimacy-related issues.

Maria also supports clients facing relationship difficulties, family tensions, problems with a narcissistic family member, parenting concerns, grief, career stress and transitions, and struggles with self-esteem, sleep, or eating. Her approach is adaptable to each person’s needs and aims to help those who feel stuck or overwhelmed find a way forward.

She offers a therapeutic space that is non-judgmental and respectful, where clients can explore practical ways to support themselves and create change. As an integrative practitioner, Maria draws on Person-Centred counselling techniques or Psychodynamic theory depending on what each client needs, rather than applying a single method throughout treatment.

For a first session Maria provides time to introduce herself and answer questions about therapy, while inviting clients to share more about why they have sought counselling. That initial meeting is intended to help people decide whether to continue and to set the groundwork for future sessions.