Christine Maragkakis MCMA

Trauma Certified Anxiety Coach.

Essex Anxiety Coach | Understand Your Anxiety And Take Back Control

You Don't Need More Ways to Cope With Anxiety. You Need to Understand Why It's There.

From the outside, it might look as if you're coping. You go to work, look after everyone else, keep smiling and carry on.

But inside, your mind never stops.

You replay conversations, overthink decisions, worry about the future and feel constantly on edge. You've lost confidence in yourself, struggle to switch off and feel as though anxiety is defining your life.

Maybe you've tried breathing exercises, mindfulness, counselling or medication. They may have helped for a while, but you've found yourself falling back into the same thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

If that sounds familiar, It's because I know— I’ve been there myself.

If you'd like to talk about what's happening, you can book a free Anxiety Insight Call. We can explore what's been going on and whether working together might be right for you.

Why can’t you switch your mind off or stop overthinking?

Because anxiety is the symptom, not the cause.

It's your mind and nervous system responding to experiences that taught you the world wasn't always safe or predictable.

You may have learned to stay alert, keep everyone happy, avoid getting things wrong, second guess yourself or constantly look for reassurance.

These patterns become so familiar that you don't even realise they're there.

Why Does Anxiety Keep Coming Back?

Without diminishing what you've been through, I want you to know that the problem isn't what happened in your past—you've already survived that.

The problem is the beliefs your past left you with about who you are, what you're worth, and how safe the world feels.

Those beliefs can continue to influence how you think, feel and behave long after the original experiences have passed. Identifying them is where change can begin.

I help you understand what's really causing your anxiety, so you can change the patterns behind it— rather than simply learning to cope with the symptoms.

A Little About Me

I'm Christine Maragkakis, a Trauma Certified Anxiety Coach based in Essex, supporting people both online and in person.

For more than 25 years, I've supported people with anxiety, overwhelm and low confidence. I'm an EMCC Accredited Senior Practitioner, and I use a range of approaches depending on what each person needs.

My focus is understanding what's really behind your anxiety, rather than simply teaching you more ways to manage the symptoms.

How I Can Help

Freedom From Anxiety - Six session programme

Freedom From Anxiety is a focused six - session programme designed to help you understand what's behind your anxiety and change the patterns that continue to affect your thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

Together we'll explore what's really happening beneath the surface, calm your nervous system and work with the beliefs and patterns that are holding you back.

The six sessions give us enough time to identify what's feeding the anxiety, work with the patterns that are keeping it going and practise responding differently — while giving you support between sessions to put that work into everyday life.

This isn't about endlessly revisiting your past, that won't help. It's about understanding how your experiences have defined the way you see yourself and the world, so they no longer have the power to control you.

Over our six sessions, we'll work together to:

• Understand what's causing your anxiety.

• Identify the beliefs and patterns feeding it.

• Calm your nervous system and create space to work.

• Build self-trust and confidence.

• Develop practical ways of responding differently to your thoughts and emotions.

• Help you feel more secure, more capable and more like yourself again.

What's included:

✔ Six personalised 1:1 sessions
Delivered online or in person, with each session tailored to what you need at that stage of your journey.

✔ Personalised strategies and tools.

Based on your individual triggers, experiences and patterns — because there is no one-size-fits-all approach to anxiety.

✔ Resources to support you between sessions

Practical tools and handouts to help you put what we're working on into practice in your everyday life.

Ongoing WhatsApp support

You’ll have access to me between sessions for support, guidance and accountability throughout the programme. This gives you somewhere to turn when things come up between sessions, so you can talk things through and put what we're working on into everyday life.

✔ A range of evidence-based approaches

Including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) , Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT,) clinical hypnotherapy and trauma-certified coaching, with techniques chosen according to what is appropriate for you.

Investment £750

Flexible payment options available

Before we start

Let's have a chat to talk about what's been happening, understand what you need help with and see whether my approach is right for you.

Book your free Anxiety Insight Call

“It’s cliché to say someone changed your life, but the truth is—Chris did.”

Anne. Lancashire

“I’ve become less anxious, more confident, and finally able to deal with life’s challenges.”

Sharon. Essex

“Nothing less than transformative. I’ve moved forward in ways I never thought possible.”

Michelle. Cayman Islands

This isn't endless therapy.

I don't believe you should need to work with me indefinitely.

The Freedom from Anxiety Programme is a focused six-session programme, tailored around you and your individual needs, because no two people experience anxiety in exactly the same way.

The aim isn't to keep you coming back. It's to help you understand what's happening, develop the tools and confidence to respond differently, and become increasingly able to use them.

The goal is for you to feel capable of handling life's challenges for yourself.

Why work with me?

I don't follow a standard "one size fits all" formula.

Your experiences, triggers and patterns are unique to you, so the approaches we use are chosen according to what you personally need.

I take an holistic approach because anxiety can affect much more than your thoughts. It can influence your nervous system, body, emotions, relationships and the way you live your life.

Where appropriate, we may explore complementary approaches to support your healing on every level.

With me, you'll find a calm, supportive space where you can talk openly, without judgement, feel understood and make sense of what is really going on.

What My Clients Say

Imagine.....

Waking up without that awful knot in your stomach.

Making decisions without second guessing yourself.

Being yourself without worrying so much about what evryone thinks.

Feeling calmer, sleeping better and trusting yourself again.

Anxiety may still pop up in your life from time to time, but you will have a better understanding of what's happening and why, and how to respond to it differently.

Is Anxiety Coaching Right For You?

If you want to understand what's really causing your anxiety and explore whether I can help, let's have a chat.

Your Anxiety Insight Call is a friendly, no - obligation conversation where we'll talk about what you're experiencing, what may be contributing to your anxiety and whether my approach is right for you.

More importantly, you don't need to have everything figured out before you contact me.

Book your free Anxiety Insight Call.

Not sure a six - session programme is right for you?

That's okay. There are other ways we can work together.

Solution Session - £95
A focused one-off session to help you explore a specific challenge, understand what may be behind it, and identify practical steps forward.

Find out more about Solution Sessions

Walk and Talk Session - £65 — location dependent
A supportive outdoor session combining conversation, reflection and movement to help you process what you’re experiencing.

Find out more about Walk and Talk Sessions

Prefer to start by yourself?

My Freedom From Anxiety Workbook, Journal & Self-Help Guide is designed to help you understand your anxiety, recognise the patterns behind it and explore what may be driving it, alongside practical exercises you can work through in your own time.

Find out more about the workbook

If you feel ready to talk, I'd love to hear from you.

Chris.

Accredited Senior Practitioner (EMCC) and proud member of the Complementary Medical Association.

Guest expert on the BBC Ben Fryer Show.

Author of Freedom from Anxiety: The Practical Workbook, Journal & Self-Help Guide to Understanding Anxiety, Finding Calm and Building Lasting Confidence

Mindful Mutterings Podcast host

Top 10 UK Mindfulness blogger

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