Maria Cascarino

Maria Cascarino is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who works with people facing stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. She practices from a compassionate stance and aims to help clients spot unhelpful thinking and behaviours that get in the way of daily life. Maria has three years of experience and offers straightforward, skills-based support.

Maria focuses on common concerns such as panic attacks, social anxiety and depression. She also helps with anger, workplace stress, career worries and body image issues. Women’s issues are listed among her areas of interest, and she addresses these topics in individual sessions.

Sessions are designed to be practical and tailored. Maria helps people develop steps they can use between meetings, and she works with each person’s pace and preferences. The aim is to build coping strategies and clearer routines that reduce distress over time.

Her way of working involves noticing patterns, testing new behaviours and practising different thoughts. Maria explains ideas plainly and sets simple exercises that fit into everyday life. She encourages small changes that add up to better day-to-day functioning.

If someone wants to start, the next step is to use the site process to match with her and book a first appointment. Maria welcomes questions about the approach and will discuss how therapy could look for each person.

How CBT transfers to online counselling

Maria uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which focuses on spotting and changing patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. CBT usually involves setting clear goals, trying small experiments in daily life and practising new coping skills to reduce anxiety, panic attacks, low mood and unhelpful behaviours.

The best therapeutic approach often becomes clear during the first few sessions. Maria works collaboratively with each person to choose what to try, adapting exercises and homework to fit individual needs and aims. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan as goals change.

Confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins during work breaks. It also lets people use written exercises, screen-shared worksheets and between-session tools that support CBT practice without promising a particular delivery method.