Counsellor profile
Dr. Maria-Christina Kosteli, BACP
United Kingdom
Dr Maria-Christina Kosteli - Counsellor, Anger and Anxiety
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 391184
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Greek
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Stress management techniques
About Maria-Christina
Dr Maria-Christina Kosteli is a BACP registered counsellor with ten years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She holds a PhD in Psychology and an MSc in Counselling Psychology, and she offers evening online counselling. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting concerns, eating and body image issues, anger, and low self-esteem.
Her main approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy, also known as the Person-Centred Approach. Sessions focus on clear conversation about what feels difficult and on practical ways to manage emotions. She blends this with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Maria-Christina has worked across university settings, clinics for chronic conditions, prevention centres, athletic teams and private practice. That range means she is familiar with life changes such as fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, divorce and ageing-related concerns. She also uses stress management methods including progressive muscle relaxation and mental skills such as visualisation.
In a typical session she will talk through current problems, try simple behaviour or thought experiments, and practise relaxation or visualisation tasks when useful. Her focus is on helping people handle immediate practical issues and build steady ways of responding to strong feelings such as anger or overwhelm.
People who contact her complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Sessions are offered in English and Greek, and international clients are accepted.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on straightforward conversation where the counsellor listens and follows the person’s concerns. It helps clarify what matters most and supports self-directed change by concentrating on feelings and personal goals.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour. Online work using CBT often involves brief exercises, tracking thoughts between sessions, and trying small behaviour experiments to reduce reactive responses like snapping or rumination.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotions in relationships and personal bonds. It helps people recognise emotion-driven patterns and try new ways of responding when strong feelings, including anger, arise.
Choosing an approach is a joint process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs to decide which methods to use. Sessions can blend approaches and will be adjusted as the work develops.
The biography specifies evening online counselling but does not list exact session formats here, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work or family routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and support practising relaxation or visualisation exercises between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Greek
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, parenting issues, eating and body image concerns, anger, and low self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work combines Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques and Emotionally-Focused ideas to focus on feelings and practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience in a range of settings including universities, clinics for chronic conditions, prevention centres, athletic teams and private practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom and holds a PhD in Psychology and an MSc in Counselling Psychology.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Greek.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions structured and what formats are used?
Her biography notes she offers evening online counselling; confirm the current session options before booking to be certain of formats and times.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.