Reclaiming Touch for Trauma-Tender Humans
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Welcome — I’m Maria.

I am a therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals through trauma recovery, body-based healing, and neurodivergent wellbeing. My academic background includes a Master’s degree in English Literature from Glasgow University and formal counselling training at the University of Strathclyde. My ongoing professional development has included training and work as an Active Birth Educator, Birth Doula, Complementary Therapist, Relationship Coach, and Spiritual Practitioner.

 

My approach is integrative and trauma-informed, grounded in both evidence-based and traditional modalities. I specialise in supporting clients who are navigating complex trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and disconnection from the body. My practice draws on Clinical Reflexology, Mayan Abdominal Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage, and Hormonal Reiki — offered as a bespoke therapeutic experience tailored to each individual’s needs.

 

I also bring lived experience to this work. As a survivor of childhood domestic violence, and someone who lives with CPTSD, Autism, and ADHD, I understand firsthand how trauma and neurodivergence shape our experience of the world and of our bodies. For me, choosing to transform personal pain into meaningful therapeutic work has been a lifelong commitment — one that continues to inform every aspect of my practice.

 

Many of my clients come to me experiencing symptoms of disconnection from the body: chronic pain, fatigue, menstrual and hormonal imbalances, digestive issues, anxiety, and emotional suppression. These are not signs of dysfunction — they are signals of a body seeking safety, connection, and restoration.

 

In my practice, I provide a structured, compassionate environment where your nervous system can begin to recalibrate. My role is to offer skilled therapeutic touch, energetic awareness, and a calm, attuned presence — creating the conditions in which your body can begin to remember safety and heal at its own pace.

 

You are not broken. Your body does not need to be fixed — it needs to be listened to.

My work is to support that listening, and to walk with you as you return to a more regulated, embodied way of being.