The Village Experience: mind, body & nourishment
This evening is an invitation to step away from the busyness of everyday life, slow down for a few hours, reconnect with yourself, and simply be.📅 11th August 🕠 5:30pm – 8:30pm 📍 The Park Venue, Żurrieq
Individual and Group Therapy
Hi, I am Maria, a Gestalt psychotherapist working with adults in individual and group settings. I specialise in trauma, relationships, and personal growth, with a particular focus on perinatal and postpartum mental health. I also carry out group therapy and workshops integrating psychoeducation, shared experience processing, and individual therapeutic interventions within the group setting.I also provide specialist support to victims of crime through a local NGO, providing care to those affected by suicide and domestic abuse, and survivors of sexual violence.When I am not in session, I enjoy crafting things by hand, sharing (endless) coffee chats with friends and family - or spending time with my two daughters.Sessions are held at Honest Pharmarcy, Birkirkara. See Location↗
How I can support you
Individual therapy
Working with adults in individual settings, with a focus on trauma, relationships, and personal growth.
Group therapy & workshops
Group therapy and workshops integrating psychoeducation, shared experience processing, and individual therapeutic interventions within the group setting.
Perinatal & postpartum
A particular focus on perinatal and postpartum mental health.
“But therapy is not advice-giving.”
The way you relate to your therapist often reflects how you relate to others; Patterns like avoiding conflict, people-pleasing, or struggling to express your needs can show up in therapy too.
Follow me for updates 💌
I love keeping in touch with my clients and followers through occasional, personalised emails - whether it's to share helpful resources, upcoming group dates, or little reminders that you're not alone on this journey.You can follow me by following my Facebook page.
Thoughts & Articles
Growth in Being · 16 July 2026
Just like a pregnant woman, I believe there is growth in simply being.Lately, as I've been spending time with my children, I've found myself reflecting on how important it is to stay present. We often think children need big ideas, elaborate activities, and expensive experiences; but I'm not so sure.The connection that is slowly built through presence, through ordinary moments, through games, laughter, and shared time, is the kind that lasts.After all, the most meaningful things grow quietly.
Growth in Being · 14 July 2026
I feel there are a lot of misconceptions which keep people away from starting their therapeutic journey.In the first one I describe key differences between therapy and advice-giving.Many people think therapy is about getting advice. Some even wonder, "Why pay a stranger when I can talk to a friend or ask ChatGPT?"But therapy is not advice-giving.The way you relate to your therapist often reflects how you relate to others; Patterns like avoiding conflict, people-pleasing, or struggling to express your needs can show up in therapy too.These are often the same patterns that shape your most intimate and important relationships.
Finding your village · 17 June 2026
I keep seeing posts about 'finding your village' and 're-creating the village' in motherhood.The more I think about it, the more I wonder if the village isn't always something we find. Maybe it's something we create.Maybe it's sending the first text.Inviting another mum for a coffee.Dropping off a meal after a new baby arrives.What does being a villager look like to you?
From woman to mother - and back again · 20 February 2026
In this personal reflection, I explore the profound identity shift from woman to mother, the myth of the superwoman ideal, and the quiet courage it takes to reclaim your voice.Full article on Woman Unclouded↗
On The SHE Word Podcast · July 2025
I discussed motherhood and the redefinition of identity on The SHE Word podcast, in July 2025