It was my first time going for therapy, and Maria was very kind and easy to talk to. Maria guided me through EMDR for my phobia and helped me with many other aspects within my life that I didn’t even know were affecting me so negatively. I have made a lot of changes in my life for the better as she made me realise that self care and self love is so very important which I did not take seriously before.

Working with Maria has given me the greatest gift of all - it has given me the confidence and clarity to embody my truest self. I look forward to our IFS sessions because it allows me to go inwards and find the answers within myself. Maria helps me hear my own voice, even when it is overpowered by different parts of me (ie. fear, anger, impatience). Maria’s wisdom, skill and loving boost of courage has helped me take control of my own life instead of being just a passenger. With Maria’s guidance, I now feel confident believing in myself!

Doing IFS with Maria has truly been life changing. I have learned so much about myself and how to accept the differents parts of me with love and acceptance. IFS can help with so many different areas of life and I am so thankful to have been able to practise it. It has changed the way I view myself, the way I view others, and my relationships. It is an experience that can't be put into words, you just need to try it for yourself and you'll understand. Maria's professionalism and expertise in this field is what has made my experience incredible. From the bottom of my heart, I am so thankful for working with Maria.

Maria's mantra to 'be kind to yourself' is something that describes a huge part of my growth. I have really benefited from this line. Maria will never know how much our session have changed my life and trajectory. Maria has shown me the parts of myself that were so important for me to meet. It has created a relationship and open communication within my own head - a whole internal world! I am so appreciative of how every session Maria guided me from such a non-judgmental and patient place. It gave me the space to be ok with letting myself go through everything I needed to process. Through it all Maria has been an example to me of how I can treat myself with trust, respect, sensitivity and kindness. Thank you so much, Maria, for investing your time and expertise in helping me along my journey!

The worst thing about trauma and abuse is that once it is programmed into you - you keep attracting more of it. You keep thinking it’s normal because that is your normal. I was abused in childhood. This set me up and subconsciously programmed me to endure a lifetime of abuse in adulthood. I was locked and imprisoned in a continual cycle of abuse that I could neither see nor escape. Although I went to talk therapy with many therapists over the years the emotional pain as a result of trauma wouldn’t subside and it kept being brought to the surface It was only after a lot of suffering and not being helped and feeling desperate that I researched various other therapies. I concluded IFS would be worth a try. I then set about finding a therapist qualified in this field via an international website and was lucky enough to find Maria Beider as highly qualified in IFS. Maria is a true and committed professional who uses groundbreaking and life changing techniques to gently address the devastating effects of trauma conclusively. I have found that the combination of IFS, Somatic healing and EMDR have been the only valuable methods for addressing and processing deep emotional trauma, CPTSD and the crushing emotional trauma from narcissistic abuse. Words cannot express how thankful I am for the life changing therapy that Maria has diligently worked through with me. How can you ever thank someone for giving your life and your life force back to you?