Maria Agathangelou Hyp Dip GHSC, BSc (Hons), PGDip

To pursue a career helping others, I graduated in psychology from University College London (UCL) and began working in the mental health sector, including the NHS.

I later moved into client services/account management within design and branding agencies and as a result, I relate to my clients’ challenges in the public sector, corporate environments, career transitions, and employment versus self-employment.

I finally decided to fulfil my ‘true calling’ by combining my experience and passions for movement, wellness, and creativity. I became a holistic practitioner with qualifications and experience in fitness, life coaching and hypnotherapy.

My special areas of interest include supporting people with anxiety and depression, ADHD (as I was late diagnosed in my 30’s) and chronic health conditions, as I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). I have also used my personal experiences of mental and physical health challenges to improve NHS mental health services as a Lived Experience Practitioner.

Here are some testimonials from my clients:

"I came to Maria as I was suffering from anxiety and really struggling to deal with my emotions. She has a lovely calming nature and so from day one I felt I could really open up to her and found myself divulging my innermost personal thoughts and feelings without judgement or embarrassment. I was so pleased at how comfortable it was and being able to immediately feel the benefits after our first session together.

Maria is amazing at unearthing a deep-rooted understanding of how our minds work and has offered me some really useful techniques to help manage my emotions, and ultimately my life, better. She has this incredible way of making a connection with your thoughts and reframing any unhelpful ones.

Maria empowered me as we explored tools together to take control of my life. With her amazing support I'm already updating my internal map to serve me better going forward. I always look forward to our sessions and leave them feeling enlightened and excited about my future."

~ SHIZANA

"Maria is a fantastic coach who has really helped me approach a range of different aspects of my life that have been causing me stress. She’s really helped me see clear paths and asks thought provoking questions that really helped make me establish my priorities to make me a healthier and happier person. As someone who was previously sceptical of speaking to a coach I’d recommend Maria to anyone as her range of knowledge and approach to helping you feel centred and improve yourself is really awesome!"

~ RORY

"I originally reached out to Maria to help me with my fitness/physical health, but with life’s ever-changing challenges she quickly turned into my lifeline, helping me navigate my personal as well as professional life. She’s warm and makes it easy to open up to her. Sessions are collaborative and when needed she challenges my thinking. Maria always has the right tool to hand no matter what problem I’ve presented her with so far. She cares and it shows in her sessions and her after care. I am learning more about myself and how to handle life’s challenges in every single session."

~ TANJA

"Working with Maria was amazing and helped our relationship greatly. I would highly recommend contacting Maria for anyone who is having relationship issues that you can’t seem to get past. Even as individuals, Maria leaves you with the tools you need to help you and your confidence grow.

Maria helped our relationship to overcome communication challenges, to better understand each other and to form new and healthy habits that built us to become stronger than ever. All done in a very engaging, fun, yet compassionate way.

Overcoming that pivotal hurdle with Maria’s guidance has left us in a very happy, balanced and fulfilling relationship; not only do we feel that we have built a secure relationship on strong foundations, but we are the happiest we’ve ever been with each other and even got married a few months ago! Thanks Maria!"

~ CHARLENE