Hello, I’m Maria Esther Payne
Mother, grandmother, wife, systemic therapist,
and a guide for those who’ve lost sight of themselves.
Years of study, experience and a deep understanding of human behaviour
My work wasn’t born from a single training.
My path has been built over years of study, practice and experience in human development and across different therapeutic approaches.
I have more than 10 years of experience with Reiki and Access Bars, and 7 years with fluxotherapy, alongside my training and practice in Family Constellation and Systemic Therapy — with studies and specialisations completed in both Brazil and London.
Along the way, I’ve deepened my understanding of the human being — of family bonds, and of the patterns that shape how we live, how we relate to others, and how we take our place in the world.
But my experience goes beyond courses and certifications. It also comes from years of walking alongside real stories — through individual sessions, therapeutic groups, workshops and talks.
Today, all of this comes together in a way of working that is entirely my own.
I don’t only look at the problem you bring. I seek to understand you as a whole — your roots, your story, your bonds, and the place you’ve learned to occupy throughout your life.
I believe that, so often, what we’re trying to resolve in the present has deeper roots. And it’s when we understand where we come from, what we carry and the place we’re occupying, that we can begin to make more conscious choices — and find a new path for our lives.
If you’ve spent your life caring for everyone and quietly forgotten yourself along the way, I understand you.
From the outside, things might look settled. But somewhere inside, something still aches — difficult relationships, responsibilities that never seem to end, or an old echo that follows you no matter how far you’ve come. I see you.
My listening begins right there, at the moment you ask yourself: why do I still feel this way, even though I’ve done everything right?
My Journey
My Transformation
& Mission
My Transformation & Mission
Today, I understand the value of feeling whole.
After years of study and systemic practice, I found my way back to my strength, my clarity and my place. I now move through life with more ease — a calmer energy, and a freer, gentler balance between giving and receiving.
And this is where my work is rooted: in bringing clarity to what lies beneath the pain, releasing what feels heavy, and helping you build a lighter, more balanced life, with space for what truly matters
When you find your place within yourself, you find your place in the world.
Why does this matter so much to me?
Because I know what it’s like to carry the world on your shoulders and still feel that something’s missing. I know what it is to smile for everyone else and cry on your own.
And I know there’s another way.
Nothing moves me more than watching someone find their strength again opening space for lightness, for peace, for belonging, even when everything feels uncertain.
What makes my approach different
I don’t only look at the problem you bring, I look at you as a whole.
Most support helps you manage what’s on the surface. My work goes a little deeper: gently understanding your story, your bonds, and the place you’ve learned to occupy in life, because so often, what we’re trying to resolve today has roots that run further back.
I bring together everything I’ve trained in over the years, from the gentle care of holistic therapies to the deeper work of systemic practice, and weave it into something made for you, not a one-size-fits-all method.
It’s a space where you feel held, seen and safe, where clarity replaces confusion, and life begins to feel lighter again.
Family Constellation
Revealing the hidden loyalties and patterns within your family system, so you can find your rightful place.
Reiki
Gentle, restorative energy work to release tension, rebalance and bring a deep sense of calm.
Systemic Therapy
Looking at your story as a whole, gently untangling the patterns that keep you from thriving.
Energy Healing
Freeing what feels stuck, so your energy — and your life — can flow with ease again.
Who I am, beyond the therapist
For a long time, I lived at the world’s pace — reacting to the chaos, always trying to adapt, always exhausted. Today, I choose to pause, to breathe, and to value what really matters: honest friendships, conversations with meaning, time close to nature, and living with more authenticity, simplicity and presence.
I used to be the woman who believed she just had to “do a little more” for things to get better. Today, I know that what transforms us isn’t doing more — it’s feeling differently.
And that’s possible.
Welcoming your own story is the first step towards living more truthfully. And I’m here to walk beside you through it.
If something resonated with you, perhaps your journey has already begun.
Let’s have a chat
I’ve walked alongside many women and men, from all walks of life…
…who, just like you, were searching for more than an answer. They were searching for a sense of home within themselves.
If something here has touched you, perhaps a new movement has already begun.
Shall we talk?
