Dr. Maria-Christina Kosteli

Dr. Maria-Christina Kosteli is a BACP counsellor who offers practical, person-centred support for people feeling overwhelmed. She brings ten years of clinical experience and combines a focus on personal growth with hands-on techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strain.

She uses a person-centred style that puts the client's concerns at the heart of sessions. That means she listens closely and helps people make sense of what matters to them. She also draws on cognitive-behavioural methods to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.

Her background spans university, clinics for chronic conditions, prevention centres and work with athletic teams. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Counselling Psychology from Springfield College, USA. She combines that academic work with clinical practice and teaching at university level.

Maria-Christina has experience helping people with anxiety, low mood, grief and relationship problems. She has a special interest in pregnancy-related issues, miscarriage and baby loss, and in fertility-related distress. She also supports people struggling with body image, eating and life transitions such as divorce and separation.

Practical tools often used in her sessions include stress management techniques like progressive muscle relaxation and mental skills training such as visualisation. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on what the individual wants to change or understand.

Sessions are offered in English and Greek and are arranged to fit around evening times to suit working schedules.

How her methods translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. The therapist creates a space where the person sets the pace and priorities, helping them explore feelings and make personal choices. This approach can help with grief, low mood and major life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and simple experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress and difficulties with eating or body image.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and change patterns in close relationships. It supports people to express emotions more clearly and to reshape how they respond in relationships that feel stuck or painful.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to use and adapt them as therapy progresses.

Confirm the available session options before booking as the biography notes evening online counselling but does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also make it simpler to attend from a different location or country when international arrangements are agreed.