Maria Aristidou MBACP & BPC
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist & Couples Therapist
Therapy for Individuals, Couples, and
Parent–Adult Child Relationships in Enfield,
North London, Online Throughout the UK
Welcome to
Psychodynamic
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Life can often be a complex journey, filled with challenges, uncertainties, and emotional struggles. At times, it may feel overwhelming and difficult to navigate alone. That's where psychodynamic therapy can make a difference in your life.
The Psychodynamic approach is a therapeutic process that derives from the understanding that our past experiences, unconscious thoughts, and relationships significantly shape our present emotions and behaviour. By looking into these hidden aspects of ourselves, we can gain deep insights and make meaningful changes that lead to a more fulfilling and authentic life.
Why Choose Psychodynamic Therapy?
Never before has mental health been at the forefront of modern society. Understanding yourself from an internal perspective is essential to finding contentment in today's world. Psychodynamic therapy offers a setting which provides a non-judgmental, confidential and therapeutic space to help you work through your problems and create an emotional pathway to make sense and meaning of your situation.
How Can Psychodynamic Counselling or Psychotherapy Help You?
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Gain in-depth self-awareness: Together, we can uncover unconscious patterns and motivations that influence your thoughts, feelings, and actions. By developing a better understanding of yourself, you can become free from limiting beliefs and self-defeating patterns.
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Uncover the origins of your challenges: Often, our current struggles originate in unresolved issues from the past. Therapy will help you explore your early life experiences, family dynamics, and past relationships to shed light on how they interact with your current difficulties. This insight can enable you to begin to heal old wounds and live life with renewed strength.
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Develop healthier coping strategies: Therapy provides fertile ground for learning new coping mechanisms and processes. Recognising and understanding your defence mechanisms allows you to create healthier alternatives that foster emotional resilience, effective communication, and adaptive problem-solving.
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Improve your relationships: Our relationships can considerably impact our emotional well-being. Therapy will explore how your past and present relationships form your interactions, attachment styles, and communication patterns. By developing your awareness, you can cultivate healthier and more enriching connections with others.
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Embrace personal growth: Therapy is a transformative process that promotes personal growth and self-actualisation. By integrating your newfound self-awareness, you can develop a stronger sense of self, greater self-compassion and start to connect to more genuine desires you have for yourself.
It is important to note that not everyone who begins counselling or psychotherapy has experienced obvious or severe problems. Many people choose therapy for more general issues, such as feeling stuck, confused or dissatisfied in life. Whether you know the root of your concerns or hope to discover them, talking therapy can help you gain the vital understanding and clarification you need to move forward.
About
Maria is a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and Couples Therapist working with individuals, couples, and parent–adult child relationships. Based in Enfield, North London, she offers both in-person and online therapy across the UK.
She is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), and works within their respective ethical and professional frameworks. Maria completed her core training at Enfield Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, a London-based provider accredited by both organisations.
Maria offers open-ended psychodynamic therapy for trauma and longstanding emotional difficulties, supporting clients to make sense of experiences that may feel overwhelming or hard to make sense of. This includes bereavement, as well as sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. She has extensive experience working with the ongoing impact of trauma, including anxiety, depression, addiction, relational difficulties, and neurodivergent presentations, including ADHD (both diagnosed and self-identified).
While her primary focus is long-term exploratory work, she also offers short-term therapy where appropriate, focusing on specific issues or periods of difficulty.
Her work with couples and parent–adult child relationships reflects a personal interest in how early relational experiences and intergenerational patterns shape the way people relate in adulthood. She supports clients in recognising and understanding repeating patterns in relationships, with the aim of developing more reflective and connected ways of relating. She is particularly interested in how the couple relationship forms the foundation of the family system, and how change within it can influence relationships across generations.
Alongside her private practice, Maria is a member of the training committee at Enfield Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, where she facilitates experiential groups for counselling trainees, supporting both their personal and professional development.
Before training as a psychotherapist, Maria worked in the spa and wellness industry, where she worked closely with individuals in both hands-on therapeutic work and personal and business development roles. This experience gave her a strong appreciation of the connection between mind and body, particularly in relation to stress, trauma, and emotional suppression, which continues to inform her clinical work today.
Maria works inclusively with people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. She is committed to offering a safe, reflective, and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their emotional world and begin to understand the core of their difficulties at their own pace.
Services and Fees
Counselling and Psychotherapy for Adults and Couples
My work is predominantly open-ended weekly or twice weekly sessions lasting for fifty minutes. I also offer short-term work for a specific issue. Our initial meeting will be for an assessment where we can discuss your concerns and assess your situation. As well as allowing you to experience what it is like to be with me and helping you decide if I am the right therapist for you. I mainly meet clients face-to-face, and provide online sessions for those who have far to travel or live abroad. In addition, I offer a free 15-minute telephone consultation to establish an overview of your circumstances.
Initial assessment fee
£80 – 50 mins
Individual therapy sessions
£80 – 50 mins
Couples therapy sessions
£90 – 50 mins
I aim to make counselling and therapy as accessible as possible for all individuals and couples across a range of financial circumstances. A limited number of reduced-fee spaces are available for those experiencing financial pressure or lower household income. If cost is a barrier to accessing support, you are welcome to get in touch and we can see what may be possible. Where I am unable to offer a reduced-fee space myself, I may also be able to direct you to other therapists or low-cost services that could support you.
Let's Talk
Get in Touch
If you would like to enquire about sessions or ask any questions, you are welcome to get in touch using the contact form below.
My consulting rooms are in Enfield Town.
I aim to respond within 1-2 working days, and I will always reply as soon as I am able.
Reaching out does not commit you to starting therapy — it is simply a first step in exploring whether working together may feel right for you
Email: info@mariaaristidoutherapy.com
Telephone: 07958 257794