Dr. Maria-Christina Kosteli, BACP

Dr. Maria-Christina Kosteli is a psychologist and counsellor whose training spans Greece, the United States, and the United Kingdom. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Counselling Psychology from Springfield College in the USA, and completed earlier studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her professional registrations include chartered status with the British Psychological Society (BPS), registration as a EuroPsy psychologist, and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - the United Kingdom's professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Her practice blends a client-centered orientation with evidence-based techniques, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to support clients toward clearer self-understanding and practical coping strategies. Over a decade of clinical experience has seen her work across a range of settings - including universities, clinics for chronic conditions, prevention centres, athletic teams, and private practice - and she brings that breadth of experience to complex presentations such as anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, bereavement, low mood, and low self-esteem.

Dr. Kosteli has a particular interest in pregnancy-related loss, miscarriage, fertility challenges, and supporting couples who are navigating difficulties conceiving. She also works with concerns around parenting, eating and body image, anger, life purpose, isolation and issues related to aging. Her training includes stress management techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation and mental skills work like visualisation, which she integrates where helpful to individual clients. In addition to her clinical background, she is an associate professor of Psychology at a university and has provided online counselling during evening hours to reach clients with different schedules.