How I can help
I am trained to listen to your problems without judging or criticising you. This might include talking about life events, (past and present), feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. By discussing your concerns with you, I can help you gain a better understanding of your feelings and actions, and help you to find your own solutions to your problems.
I have been working as a Counsellor since 2010, working people to help them identify and achieve their personal goals by coping with the issues that are causing them distress, anxiety, and stress. The essence of my work is to facilitate self-growth by helping you identify the core challenges and setbacks in your life, so that you can overcome them with confidence. I work with adults and have worked as a school counsellor.
I worked as a teacher for 25 years. I am BACP Accredited.
I can offer Skype/WhatsApp or Zoom counselling sessions.
COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY IN LARNACA AREA
Sessions also available through Skype, WhatsApp, Zoom or phone.
Maria Spyrou MBACP Accred, Dip Couns
British trained and qualified Counsellor/Psychotherapist
Counselling and Psychotherapy
What is Counselling
Counselling is about helping you understand yourself and your situation and make some changes when you feel ready to do so.
Counselling takes place because you want it to and wouldn’t be helpful if you were coming because someone else told you to.
Counselling happens when you decide, and it can be for one or more sessions depending upon the nature and complexity of your concerns.
Meeting with a counsellor gives you the opportunity to explore the difficulties or distress you are experiencing in more depth, in a safe environment. By listening closely, a counsellor can begin to help you see the issues more clearly and together you can begin to make new and different choices about how to deal with things in the future.
You can openly explore different aspects of your life with someone who will accept you without judging you or giving unhelpful advice. Counselling is not about telling you what to do.
Strong bottled up feelings like anger, grief or anxiety can become very intense and a chance to talk about them safely can help reduce the pain and distress they cause easier to understand. A counsellor can encourage you to express and accept these feelings without being overwhelmed or burdened by them.
Abuse
Addiction(s)
Affairs and betrayals
Anger management
Anxiety
Asperger's syndrome
Behaviour problems
Bereavement
Bullying
Career
Carer support
Child related issues
Childhood bereavement
Childhood bullying
Children’s learning difficulties
Depression
Depression and anxiety in children
Domestic violence
Emotional abuse
Family issues
Feeling sad
Generalised anxiety disorder
Hoarding
Low self-confidence
Low self-esteem
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Phobias
Physical abuse
Redundancy
Relationship issues
Self-harm
Separation and divorce
Sexual abuse
Sexuality
Stress
Suicidal thoughts
Work-related stress