Maria Galani

 
(
She/Her
)

Psychotherapist

MBACP (Accred),MSc,MNCPS (Acc.) DPsych(c)
london

My name is Maria and I am an accredited MBACP (Accred). Psychotherapist. I am currently working towards completing the Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.

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Languages

Greek
English

About me

I provide an empathic, non-judgemental space where the clients can open up and feel seen and heard for who they truly are.

The therapeutic sessions will be tailored to meet their unique needs, based on a shared understanding of their concerns and problems.

We will work collaboratively and I can help them live more fully, drawing from their internal resources and abilities.

As an existential- integrative therapist, I am drawing on the approaches that best suit the issues the clients bring into the therapy room.

I offer both short-term and long term therapy for adults.

In existential therapy, emotional and psychological difficulties are viewed as inner conflict caused by an individual's confrontation with the givens of existence.

Rather than delve into the past, the existential approach looks at the here and now, exploring the human condition as a whole and what it means for an individual.

Whilst focusing on the existential approach, I can also work in an integrative approach, which means that I draw on the approaches that best suit the issues the clients bring in to the room.

Therefore, I can work with other various psychological approaches including Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy.

I have a special interest in working with the Transactional analysis model, which can help clients gain insight into their relational patterns and how these influence their relationships with others.

My approach as a whole, is tailored to the individual client.

I have a particular clinical interest in supporting clients who have experienced conflict in the workplace, workplace bullying, as well as those struggling with work-related stress or burnout.

Alongside workplace-related difficulties, I also support individuals experiencing a range of issues, including anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, bereavement, life transitions, expatriate or cultural adjustment stress.

Areas I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Anger management
Anxiety
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Bipolar spectrum disorders
Bulimia nervosa (BN)
Burnout
Career development
Confidence
Depression
Dissocial (antisocial) personality disorder
Dissociative disorder
Domestic abuse
End of relationship difficulties
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Identity concerns
Job challenges
Narcissistic personality disorder
Neurodiversity
Other abuse
Other addiction
Other eating disorder
Other mental health concern
Other phobia
Other substance use disorder
Prolonged grief
Psychosis
Relationships
Self-esteem
Stress management
Trauma (general)

Qualifications

British Psychological Society
In training member- Counselling Psychology division&graduate member
 - 
2014 - present
BACP-British Association for Counselling&Psychotherapy
Accredited Membership-MBACP (Accred)
 - 
2026 - 2027

Work experience

King's College Hospital,Child and Adolescent Paediatric Liaison Service, Belgrave Department
Assistant Psychologist
 - 
2012 - 2013
Transitional Care education services
Assistant Psychologist-Key worker
 - 
2014 - 2016
Mawbey Group Practice-NHS- IAPT service
Counsellor
 - 
2016 - 2018

Education

University of Athens, Greece
Psychology (BSc)
 - 
2006 - 2011
King's College London, University of London
Master of Science (MSc) in Child&Adolescent Mental Health
 - 
2012 - 2013
Middlesex University London
Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology -in progress/ expected completion (December 2026)
 - 
2016 - present