Maria J. Romero - MSc Psychotherapy MBACP(Accred) UKCP Reg

About me

I am an experienced accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor working in English and Spanish. As well as having a private practice, I have been working with individuals and couples for the last 20 years, in different settings (NHS, University and voluntary sector).

I feel very passionate about the work I do. My aim is to offer people enough support to explore the difficulties they are experiencing in their lives, and make changes in order to live in a more fulfilling and satisfying way.

About Counselling and Therapy

Therapy gives the opportunity to talk and explore what you are struggling with in a safe, supportive and confidential way, which can be extremely helpful in itself and often marks the beginning of a process of discovery and change.

Some of the difficulties that clients often bring to me are to do with life changes (birth, death, moving jobs, moving countries or cultures, redundancy, ...), ongoing physical and mental health issues, current or past relationships difficulties,...

Talking to a professional can be the first step in identifying ways forward, and the therapy can then be a place to make and consolidate the changes. People often report feeling very empowered and better about themselves and what’s going on after the initial stage of therapy.

Because Counselling and Therapy can sometimes be a scary or daunting process to go into, I offer people the possibility of a 15-20 minutes telephone consultation free of charge, where we can discuss your reasons for wanting to do some Therapy, and you can ask me any questions about my experience as a professional and how I work.

If after our initial conversation, we both feel we want to proceed, we can then arrange a face to face meeting, which lasts 50 minutes. Sometimes it may need to be necessary to have an initial paid session for us to get a better sense of each other, and see if I am the best person to help you.

I feel that with my training and experience in different settings, I am able to provide a service that it is very much tailored to the needs of the person I am with. Sometimes people do come for a short piece of work, like 6-12 weeks, and focus on a specific problem or difficulty. Other times, people engage in an open ended therapy where a much more general and deep exploration of the difficulties experienced by the person takes place.