Maria Cascarino

Maria Cascarino is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy practitioner who focuses on helping people manage everyday mental health challenges. She explains what happens in simple terms and works alongside clients to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Maria aims to make the first step less daunting and to support people through practical skill-building.

Maria spends sessions listening closely and then helping people try new ways of thinking and acting. She often works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people with workplace concerns and career-related strain, and pays attention to body image, panic, social anxiety and women’s issues.

Sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following a fixed script. Typical work includes identifying patterns that cause distress, testing out different responses, and practising coping techniques between meetings. Maria uses tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, explained in plain language and adapted to each person.

Her experience includes three years of clinical practice and she is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers an open, non-judgemental space and invites questions about how therapy would fit into a person’s life.

If someone is unsure what to expect, Maria encourages a short initial conversation to talk about goals and next steps. That chat can help people decide whether to begin a course of sessions or try a different route to support.

How CBT approaches translate to online therapy

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques online to help people recognise unhelpful thinking and try practical changes. CBT focuses on links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps with anxiety, depression, panic and low self-esteem by teaching coping strategies and behavioural experiments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels workable, then choose CBT techniques that fit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and adaptations can be made as progress is reviewed.

Many people find online therapy easier to fit around daily life because it reduces travel and can be scheduled at convenient times. Online sessions can make it simpler to keep regular meetings, work through short practical tasks between sessions, or continue therapy during busy periods. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm the available options before booking.