Since commencing private practice Dr Thompson has worked with well over 1,000 clients (as of January 2025).   Several have provided their comments and views about their engagement with Dr Thompson over the years in feedback forms, online reviews, by word, email, in text messages and cards.   

Over many years, Dr Thompson has received acknowledgement for:
-        Listening and treating client concerns seriously
-        Helping clients better understand and address their difficulties
-        Encouraging clients to be involved in making choices about their treatment and care
-        Focusing on the concerns that that really matter to the client
-        Confidence in her skills and techniques
-        Increasing personal insight and understanding
-        Encouraging expression of feelings and problems
-        Encouraging exploration of feelings and problems
-        Providing evidence-based coping strategies and techniques
-        Enhanced control, planning and decision making
-        Improved subjective well being
-        Reducing symptoms to within the non-clinical range
-        Improved daily functioning
-        Enhanced personal relationships
-         Providing 'encyclopaedic reports'


Clients have reported experiencing Maria as kind, knowledgeable, insightful, caring, compassionate, wise, helpful, friendly, approachable, patient and professional.
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comments and reviews

See online reviews often found within psychology and counselling directories from those clients that have chosen to provide their perspective on engaging with Dr Thompson in therapy.