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Psychotherapy

I am an integrative psychotherapist and clinical psychologist who blends evidence-informed models—ACT, CFT, IFS, CBT-E/CBT, and DBT skills training—within a trauma-informed, strengths-oriented frame. Each client’s plan is tailored: we choose the tools that best fit your goals, values, culture, neurotype and pace.

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My main areas of specialism include ADHD and autism in adults, feeding and eating disorders, impulse control disorders, chronic conditions and trauma-informed care. 

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In my work around sex and relationships, I focus on value-based self-exploration, intimacy and relationships in neurodivergent individuals, kink- and sexuality-affirming practice, gender identity and sexuality exploration, poly-friendly therapy and sexual trauma.

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Human rights, inclusion, LGBTQ+, and peace activism are central to my identity. I left my country of origin to stay true to my values.

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I offer a safe and inclusive space for people from diverse backgrounds to explore and work through a wide range of challenges. It’s essential to me to work with their unique stories and life context in mind, using a transdiagnostic approach that focuses on uncovering strengths while finding ways to balance limitations.​

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I also deliver lectures and courses for both mental health professionals and the general public on topics such as:
– Neurodiversity and the social disability model
– AuDHD in underrepresented groups
– Sexuality and gender diversity in neurocomplexity
– AuDHD and comorbid conditions

Maria Sergeeva, BPS
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Neurocomplexity

• Certified ADHD Professional (ADHD-CCSP) Intensive Training - Nowell, PhD 

• Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (ASDCS) - 2nd Edition: Affirming Neurodiversity with Strengths- and Abilities-Based Interventions
• Adult ADHD Diagnostics & Psychotherapy (30 h) 
• Supporting Autistic Adults – BPS-accredited 

• Adult ADHD Specialist Certificate Course
Proven Techniques to Help Clients with Work, Relationships, Parenting, Perfectionism & More

• Neurodiversity Specialist Training: Affirming Practices for Autism, ADHD, "AuDHD", Dyslexia, OCD, and More
• Understanding ADHD: Current Research & Practice – King’s College London 

• Autism Assessment Across the Spectrum: Strategies for Recognizing Functional Differences and Closing the Gender Gap

• Unveiling the Interaction between the Second Brain, Epigenetics, and Sensory Processing of Autistic Children
• ASD & ADHD Diagnostic & Treatment – MIST 

• Treating Autism Spectrum Co-Morbidities: Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Irritability, Anxiety, ADHD, & More
• ICD-11 Diagnostic Requirements for Neurodevelopmental Disorders – WPA / GMHA

Complex Comorbid 

Conditions

• Trauma-informed Psychotherapy: EMDR & CFT

• Differential Diagnosis: PTSD, Complex PTSD & BPD – Beck Institute

• Chronic Medical Illness: ACT, CBT, and MI to Improve Anxiety, Grief, Pain, and Functioning

• Anxiety Certification Course: Integrate CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention for Treatment of GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety, & Phobias

• Modern Diagnostics & Treatment for BPD/EUPD

• A Therapist’s Guide to Psychiatric Medication – BPS

• Mastering Differential Diagnosis with the DSM-5-TR™: A Symptom-Based Approach

• Fast-track Acute-Trauma & Psychological First Aid – Consonance Therapy

• Advanced Clinical Pharmacology Course for Prescribers

​• CBT for OCD – 18 h practitioner training

• CBT-I To Treat Insomnia: Proven Interventions That Go Beyond Sleep Hygiene 

• Working with suicide: essential suicide intervention and prevention strategies ​

• The Web of Shame in the Therapeutic Space: Implications for Trauma and Other Therapeutic Modalities

• Significance of Attachment in the Treatment of Personality Disorders

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification Training 

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss: Effective Strategies to Support Grief and Treat Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression in Bereaved Parents

• Clinical Supervision: Providing Effective Supervision, Navigating Ethical Issues and Managing Risk

• Diversity in the Therapy Room: Attend to Your Clients’ Differences…Without Forcing Them to Teach You

Addictions & Impulse Control

• Addictions MSc, King's College London

• CSTS Certification: Eating Disorders, Addictive Eating, Body Shame 

• MI in Action with Stephen Rollnick, Ph.D.: Presentation & Demo for Substance Abuse & Other Mental Health Disorders
• Schema Therapy for Addictions – 6-h intensive 
• Sex, Porn & Masturbation Addiction – specialist CPD 
• Addictive Behaviours as Self-Preservation (IFS lens)

Eating and feeding disorders

• Training In Enhanced CBT (CBT-E) For Eating Disorders, The Centre for Research On Eating Disorders at Oxford (CREDO), Department of Psychiatry' 2022;

• CSTS Certification: Eating Disorders, Addictive Eating, Body Shame' 2021

• Therapy of Eating Disorders: CBT, ACT, CFT – Pure Cognitions 
• Compassion-Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders – Ken Goss advanced course 
• Brief CBT-T for Non-Underweight EDs – Glenn Waller 
• Top Tips for Treating EDs with CBT – Glenn Waller 
• CBT for Anxiety (to support ARFID / co-morbid presentations)

Complex Feeding & Mealtime Success
• Sensory, Motor, and Behavior Techniques to Promote Food Acceptance

Sex&Relationship Therapy

• PGT in Psychosexual Therapy

• Diploma: Sex Therapy - gender identity, intimacy, relational dynamics 
• Kink-affirming & Open-Relationship Practice courses (incl. Authentic & Successful Open Marriage) 
• Female Sexual Problems: Treatments & Libido Enhancement 

Sex, Desire & Attachment with Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.: New Science & Strategies to Transform Couples’ Sex Lives
• Straight Guise: Working with Male Sexual-Identity Confusion 

• Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Course with Tammy Nelson
• Breaking the Bonds of Sexual Trauma – Resilience-based Strategies 
• ADHD, Relationships & Sex 

• Current approaches in professional assistance to transgender and non-binary people by Russian Society for the Study of Sex Psychology

• Couples Course with Drs. John & Julie Gottman: Making Marriages Work by Uncovering Secrets of Sex, Love & Trust

• Intimate Partner Violence: Trauma-Informed Interventions for Survivors 

• Esther Perel's Transformative Approach to Couples Therapy in Action
• Eroticism Beyond Binaries: Revisioning Sex Therapy

SELECTED CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS & CREDENTIALS

I work with adults, and young adults aged 16 to 18 with written parental or carer consent.

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Here is a non-exhaustive list of areas I work with:

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– Anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar. CPTSD, PTSD, panic attacks, insomnia,

- ADHD, Autism, building support systems, procrastination, time management, rejection sensitive dysphoria, PDA

– Eating disorders, addictions, impulse control disorders, meltdowns, overstimulation, living with chronic conditions

– Relationship breakdowns and conflicts, relocation stress, anger management

– Narcissistic trauma

- Work and career-related issues

– Sexuality and gender-related concerns

– Pain during sex or inability to have penetrative sex, lack of desire, difficulty achieving orgasm

– Erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and other ejaculation-related difficulties

– Non-monogamy/polyamory

Services

Individual therapy 

£95/60 min

Lecture

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Couples therapy

£130/90 min

Invite me as a speaker

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Psychoeducation; support for loved ones

£95/60 min

Diversity and inclusion

consulting

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