Mara Vale — psychotherapy

You don’t have to arrive with a tidy story.

Therapy can be a place to set down what has become too heavy to carry alone. We begin where you are, with curiosity, patience, and room for the parts of life that are still taking shape.

Begin with a conversation

Who this is for

For people who sense that something needs tending.

You may be functioning well on the outside while feeling far from yourself underneath. Perhaps an ending, a change, or an old pattern has begun asking for your attention.

This is for you if…

You’re tired of explaining away what hurts.

You want change that feels livable, not performative.

You’re ready to be met with warmth and honesty.

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About your therapist

Mara Vale, MBACP

I’m a psychotherapist working with adults who want a steadier relationship with themselves and the people they love. My work is thoughtful, relational, and rooted in the belief that insight is most useful when it changes the texture of daily life.

Grief & transitions

making room for change

Relationships & attachment

patterns worth noticing

Self-trust & anxiety

a less fearful inner life

Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

How I help

There is no one right way to move through a difficult season.

Making space

For grief, overwhelm, and the feelings that have been waiting without language.

Finding patterns

For relationships, self-criticism, and the familiar ways we leave ourselves behind.

Practicing change

For building small, steady ways of living that feel more like your own.

My approach

Our conversations are relational, practical, and unhurried. I draw from psychodynamic, attachment-based, and mindfulness-informed therapy, always in service of what is useful to you.

Sessions and fees

Choose the shape of support that fits this season.

Individual therapy

50 minutes · weekly or fortnightly

$150 per session

Couples therapy

75 minutes · a shared space to listen

$210 per session

First conversation

20 minutes · a gentle place to begin

Complimentary

Begin when you’re ready

A first conversation can be simple.

Prefer to write first?

Leave a brief note and I’ll reply within two working days. You don’t need to explain everything here.

Schedule directly

Choose a quiet time for a first conversation.

A complimentary 20-minute call to see whether working together feels right.

Open the calendar

Visit

14 Cedar Lane
Hampstead, London NW3 5ER

Tuesday–Friday · In person & online

hello@maravale.co.uk

A small, steady place to return to yourself.