It was absolutely life changing working with Maria. As a junior doctor having moved countries to start work in the UK but being faced by a horrid pandemic out of the blue; having to be redeployed to different unknown departments, becoming severely burnt out, deciding on changing jobs to better my future career path during such an unprecedented time- I was a mental wreck! Some past issues that had been buried deep down were also nagging at me and I knew they were bleeding into how I was feeling on a day to day basis. Maria was perfect to go through all of these issues with. She's attentive, listens to all of your concerns, is good at zapping you out of it when you need it and extremely warm and loving. At the start of therapy, we listed all of the recurring issues I had and gave them a score as to how bad these recurring thoughts and physical symptoms (e.g. palpitations, eczema, migraines, shoulder tension, sleep problems) were. We reviewed the scores mid therapy and after therapy, and there was a tremendous improvement. Before therapy I was also extremely anxious and it was manifesting in multiple different ways. Especially through my skin! I never had such bad eczema in my life, and surprisingly after working with Maria I do not have a single patch of eczema on my skin. I wish I could share with you all pictures of how damaged my hands and back were vs now. Whilst I was working I did have to wash my hands and sanitize more than anyone at home would have to, but even through a few months of being off work not exposing my hands to harsh chemicals- my hands just were not healing. It was only when I used medicated creams (topical steroid therapy) along WITH therapy did my hands completely heal and the back eczema miraculously disappeared. After working with Maria I can also definitely say that I have more self confidence, can manage my anxiety better and understand the crux of where my recurring thoughts originate from . I've become better at being the observer to my emotions and feelings (feelings of panic, anxiety etc) and understand how to not be so controlled by my emotions. I would highly recommend Maria to anyone whose feeling really alone during this pandemic resulting in depression and anxiety, is between jobs/isn't clear about their future, anyone whose suffering from sleep problems, stress induced eczema (I'm sure the therapy would work wonders for other people who have stress induced flares of any condition.) Additionally Maria is great at working through your past hidden issues that may bleed into your day- she does this by some amazing hypnotherapy techniques. I'll leave you all to discover Maria's magic now! But I would highly, highly recommend her. 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve suffered from constant anxiety for as long as I can remember, particularly from social anxiety and fear of public speaking, to the point that my office jobs were no longer manageable and I was very close to fall deeply into depression. I had very little self-confidence despite having progressed in my career and achieved many of my professional and personal goals. However, I got to a point in which I wasn’t able to progress any further due to my the constant fear of being evaluated and criticised by others, which paralysed me and stopped me from speaking up and being more visible. My day to day prior to the sessions was absolutely controlled by my anxiety and lack of confidence due to past experiences, mainly during my childhood. Having done a number of therapies before (eMDR, CBT) I was sceptical at first, but I wanted to give hypnotherapy and the BAGC6 a go. I can say that I’m in a much better place than when I started. My constant anxiety has hugely decreased, and I’m now able to perform tasks that I thought were impossible a month ago, like giving a speech in front of my colleagues without having a panic attack or simply socialising with new people at a party. My perspective on things is now different and I’ve gained new confidence which allows me to speak and interact with others without fear. Maria has been great in understanding my issues and creating a very tailored treatment (hypnosis, EMDR, etc) to tackle these. She’s always been very determined and a firm believer in a full recovery which has been very helpful, particularly in moments when I wanted to give up. She’s also giving me tools and techniques that I can use to manage emotions and to stay focused (like auto-hypnosis) and I’m using these almost on a daily basis to continue building on my confidence and resilience. As per the fear of flying, this is something that I still need to test, but I’m confident that I will have also overcome it in the same way that I’ve beaten my anxiety disorder. I can only be grateful to Maria for all her help and for believing in me since day 1, and totally recommend her treatment! 

 

Thanks so much!