About me
Hi, I'm Maya Tomse, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, and Couples Counsellor working solely ONLINE.
I have been working as a therapist for over 10 years and specialise in supporting individuals, couples, and families living with NEURODIVERSITY. My focus includes ADHD, Autism, Learning Differences (such as Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, Dysnomia). These differences often bring unique strengths but can also create daily struggles, including anxiety, stress and/or burnout, OCD and relationship difficulties.
I understand this deeply—not only through years of professional training but also from my own lived experience of growing up in a neurodivergent family and now raising my own. This gives me both personal insight and professional expertise to help you feel supported, understood, and valued.
Whether you come on your own, as a couple, or as a family, I offer a safe and supportive space to explore how neurodiversity shapes your life and relationships. Building understanding is at the heart of this work. Together, we can ease anxiety, improve communication, and create calmer, stronger connections where everyone feels truly seen.
I believe the quality of our relationships determines how we feel in the world, and relationship struggles are often the reason people seek therapy. Helping people means helping them create the lives they want, and I feel privileged to play a part in this meaningful process.
If you’d like to begin, please visit my website to check the calendar for availability. If no slots suit, just reach out on info@mtcounselling.co.uk — I will always do my best to accommodate.
For more info, please, visit my website mtcounselling.co.uk AND choose any of the blogs to read, to start or continue your research on neurodiversity.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and qualifications
I received my undergraduate degree in B.Sc. in Psychology from The University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). My research focused on work related stress and burnout which was later completed at The Gothenburg University (Sweden).
Also, I hold M.A.in Psychotherapy and Counselling from The University of Edinburgh (UK). My thesis involved studying one of the most important relationships there is - the relationship between mother and child.
Through the M.A. research I become fascinated with early relationships and attachment styles and how these formed our behaviours and relationships in adulthood which then led to completing Specialisation in Couples Counselling (Relationship Scotland, UK).
Theoretical orientation
No matter which therapeutic approaches I use, the foundation of my work is the relationship we build together. Research shows that the therapeutic alliance between a client and a therapist — trust, empathy, and shared goals—is one of the strongest predictors of positive outcomes. When you feel safe, respected, and truly heard, therapy becomes a place where healing and lasting change can happen.
But, if you want to know more about the specific approaches I use, here you may find a short review:
My approach is integrative, drawing on different methods depending on your needs as an individual or couple.
I combine Psychodynamic and Emotion-Focused therapy to explore present emotions, link them to past experiences, and address unmet needs.
I use Person-Centred theory, which trusts that each person has the capacity to find their own answers when given the right support.
Attachment Theory is central to my work, as it helps explain how early bonds shape the way we connect, trust, and relate as adults—making it highly relevant in therapy.
I also use Family Systems theory to explore patterns, roles, and communication within relationships.
To bring focus and clarity, I integrate Solution-Focused techniques and Educational tools that provide practical knowledge about common relationship challenges, neurodiversity, life transitions and all the other ingredients one life brings.
For more info, please, visit my website mtcounselling.co.uk
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Alongside my specialisation in relationships and neurodiversity, I am passionate about supporting people through complex life transitions.
This interest comes from my own journey—growing up in Yugoslavia during the war and later living and working across many different countries, within different cultures and languages. I think I know what it means to navigate change, uncertainty, and belonging.
I’ve also changed professional paths more than once before finding my calling in psychotherapy.
Having lived in a large blended family and witnessed important relationships end and new ones form, I bring personal insight into the resilience and growth that can come from life’s turning points.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£100.00 - £245.00
Additional information
Individuals (initial meeting and consecutive sessions) £100.00 / 50min
Couples (initial meeting and consecutive sessions) £125.00 / 50min
Couples (initial meeting and consecutive sessions) £225.00 / 80min *longer sessions for deeper exploration of patterns, triggers and subconscious dynamics*
Families 3+ (initial meeting and consecutive sessions) £245.00 / 80min
ALL FEES ARE FOR ONLINE SESSIONS (Zoom or WhatsApp).
If you want to book an initial meeting (couples and individual 50min sessions) you may do so straight away through the online booking system on my website https://www.mtcounselling.co.uk/book-counselling-services-online/ if there is space or, alternatively get in touch via email info@mtcounselling.co.uk For extended 80min sessions, please, enquire directly via email.
When I work
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Further information
I am registered with The British Psychological Society (BPS) and The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I adhere to their codes of ethics and practice and my work is fully supervised and insured.
