Minerva Therapy is a trading name by Maria Barletta, Sole Trader operating in the UK.
I am Maria, an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.
I am also a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Life Coach for Personal Transformation.
I specialise in working with individuals who have relational difficulties, suffer from anxiety-related symptoms and struggle with low self-esteem and people-pleasing behaviours.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), and a full member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH).
I work predominantly as an online therapist.
I offer therapy in English and Spanish.
Occasionally, I may be able to accommodate face-to-face sessions, depending on your case, circumstances, and availability. Please contact me by email to discuss.
Consultation Times:
Monday am, pm, evening
Tuesday am, pm, evening
I aim to reply to your email within 48 hours
I draw on a wide range of helping modalities to facilitate change in my clients, offering a safe space to explore the issues that bring them to therapy. I believe that clients have all the resources they need to bring about clarity and healing, but sadly, due to negative life experiences, they become alienated from their true selves, and unable to access the resources that would catalyse their healing.
I compare my role as a therapist to that of a midwife, helping clients to restore the connection to their inner thoughts and emotions, giving birth to a new way of being in the world.
I trained in the Integrative approach to counselling, and the wisdom of different schools of thought to the sessions, acknowledging that each client is different and what works for one person does not necessarily work for another. I believe that the “magic” of therapy is found in the safe space of the sessions and in the quality of the relationship between the therapist and the client.
With a background in Languages and Language Teaching in Adult Education, I have fulfilled a variety of roles in the education sector. This has provided me with very valuable life experiences. I also have a deep understanding of social issues, and have always felt the need to contribute to helping those from disadvantaged social backgrounds.
I am also a spiritual person who believes in the evolution of the human consciousness. The internal drive to understand human development and transformation eventually led me to train and qualify as a Transformational Life Coach, NLP Practitioner and Clinical Hypnotherapist before I decided to train as an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist.
I have lived in different countries and this has enriched my life experience, which has made me the go-to person for those who wish to explore matters related to feeling like an outsider, living in a foreign culture, feeling lonely and isolated, as well as those who struggle living miles away from their families, adjusting to a different location or culture.
I also have a wealth of experience in working with people who struggle to bring their gifts to the world, creatives who feel stuck in their careers, people who want to grow and stretch beyond the limitations of their circumstances.
I have a special interest in helping people who feel "chronically unlucky" in love. With a deep understanding of the human need for meaningful connection, I bring all the wisdom of my experience as well as the skills acquired through my own experiences of breaking through toxic relational patterns in love and relationships.
I am a highly intuitive person and bring to the sessions the insights gained by working intuitively with my clients.
Modalities used
Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)
Life Coaching for Personal Transformation
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Qualifications
Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Advanced Diploma Hypno-psychotherapy and counselling
Diploma in Integrative Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy
Diploma/ PG Cert. in Clinical Hypnotherapy (LCCH, Univ. of West London)
Diploma in Transformational Coaching
Neuro-lenguistic Programming Practitioner
Certificate in Existential Coaching
Certificate in Relationship Coaching
Certificate in Group Coaching and Facilitation