Mariza
HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist and BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Dr Mariza Stagaki is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist and BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with experience working across a range of NHS, specialist, and private mental health services.
She takes a warm, compassionate, and thoughtful approach, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapies to provide tailored support that reflects each person’s unique experiences, needs, and goals.
Mariza has worked with adults, children, and young people experiencing a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental differences, psychosomatic symptoms, and relationship difficulties. She has particular interests in complex trauma, attachment and relational difficulties, cultural transitions, abusive relationships, and the impact of physical health conditions on emotional wellbeing.
She has worked in both NHS and specialist services, including South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, West London NHS Trust, and the Macmillan Psychological Support Team supporting individuals living with cancer and long-term health conditions.
Mariza has undertaken additional training in therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-focused approaches, Family Therapy, and the BodyMind Approach for medically unexplained symptoms.
Mariza can help you if you are struggling with:
- Anxiety (including Generalised Anxiety, Health Anxiety, Panic and OCD)
- Low mood / depression
- Trauma and complex PTSD
- Stress and burnout
- Relationship and attachment difficulties
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Emotional dysregulation
- Bereavement and loss
- Psychosomatic or medically unexplained symptoms
- Neurodevelopmental differences, including ADHD and autism
- Life transitions and cultural adjustment
- Work-related stress
- Difficult family dynamics
Mariza also has specialist experience in working with:
- Complex trauma
- Personality difficulties
- Cancer and long-term physical health conditions
- Psychosomatic symptoms
- Young people and families
- Migration and cultural transitions
- Abusive relationships
Experience Overview:
- Experience working with adults, children, and young people across NHS, specialist, and private mental health services.
- Experience providing both short- and long-term therapy in community, inpatient, and specialist services.
- Worked within specialist trauma, neurodevelopmental, cancer support, psychosis, and rehabilitation services.
Qualifications and Training Overview:
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), King’s College London
- MSc Clinical Mental Health Sciences, University College London
- Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions, University College London
- BSc Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Additional training in Compassion-Focused Therapy for Complex PTSD
- Training in Family Psychotherapy
- Training in the BodyMind Approach for medically unexplained symptoms
Professional Memberships:
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Clinical Psychologist
- British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Accredited CBT Psychotherapist
Mariza offers therapy in both English and Greek.
Mariza is fully insured, registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and holds a current enhanced DBS certificate.