Maria Davies

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About me

I specialise in family betrayal.

Growing up as a family scapegoat means carrying a heavy burden that was never yours to bear. When the people who were supposed to protect you are the ones who weaponised blame, criticism, or exclusion against you, it fractures your foundation. You might spend adulthood feeling like you are never “enough”, constantly anticipating rejection, shame, people pleasing, hypervigilant, struggling to set boundaries without feeling a crushing wave of guilt or feeling like you are always the “problem”.

If you have experienced narcissistic abuse or betrayal from a mother or father, please know this: the problem was never you. You were simply assigned a role in a very unhealthy and dysfunctional system.

It may be very empowering to learn that instead of being the problem, in fact, you were the solution, which leads to how you became the scapegoat in the first instance.

As an online psychotherapist specialising in family betrayal and scapegoat recovery, I offer a confidential, deeply validating space to help you unpack this specific drama.

Together, we will work to unlearn the negative conditioning, quiet the inner critic, and safely navigate the complex emotions of setting up your protective boundaries on YOUR terms. You survived the family system; now, let's help you thrive outside of it.

You don't have to break the cycle alone. Book a free 15-minute consultation to see how we can work together.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • I am a level 5 fully qualified pluralistic counsellor/psychotherapist and NLP practitioner
  • Psychology BS (Hons)
  • Philosophy BA (Hons)

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Fees

£35.00 per session

Additional information

Payable through bank transfer, Visa, PayPal.

Birchwood Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF23

Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5

Type of session

Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

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