Services
$90 / month
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Free intro call
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Ongoing calls + chat
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No lock-in
Month to month, no contract.
MentorCruise summary
Maria Teresa is a Senior UX Designer at Allitude. She has more than seven years of experience across banking, fintech, and real estate, plus a master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction. She helps aspiring and junior designers build clearer portfolios, prepare for interviews, and plan career moves.
Based on 20 verified mentee reviews
- Reviewers often praise her specific feedback for improving and completing UX portfolios.
- Mentees value her quick responses, patience, and encouragement during stressful interviews and career changes.
- Several reviewers credit her practical tips, examples, and resources with helping them understand what employers expect and build confidence.
About
🎯 Trying to break into UX — without knowing if you're on the right track?
I help aspiring and junior designers build portfolios that make sense, tell a clear story, and hold up in interviews. I also help you figure out whether the path you're on is realistic — because that's just as valuable as portfolio feedback.
I won't promise you'll land a job in 6 weeks. The UX job market is genuinely hard right now, and I'd rather be straight with you than oversell what mentorship can do. What I can offer is someone who's been doing this since 2022, has seen what works and what doesn't, and will give you honest, specific feedback — not generic advice you could find in any article.
💼 Already in a UX role?
If you're working as a solo or embedded designer in a complex environment — B2B, fintech, enterprise — I can help you navigate the specific challenges that no bootcamp prepares you for: designing for power users, dense data, and stakeholders who don't speak design. This is where most of my day job is, and I'm happy to talk shop.
👋 A bit about me
Senior UX Designer with 7+ years across banking, fintech, real estate, risk management, and sales intelligence. Master's in Human-Computer Interaction, background in Cognitive Psychology. I mentor on MentorCruise since 2022, have taught HCI at the University of Trento, and speak at design events.
🌍 Parity pricing available — message me if you're in a country with different income levels!
⚠️ I'm available for calls after 6 PM CEST (GMT+2). Please check your timezone fits before applying.
What mentees say
5 out of 5 stars
Maria Teresa is always up-to-date, available, and patient. My work and portfolio have improved so.much since I began working with her. I’m truly grateful to have her as my mentor.
Nazila
Lite Plan • 7 months
5 out of 5 stars
Maria Teresa is an awesome mentor, and I am so pleased to be working with her!
Chris
Pro Plan • 2 months
5 out of 5 stars
Maria Teresa kindly accepted my last-minute request at a time when I was very stressed about an interview coming up in just two days. She stayed by my side, offering thoughtful guidance and the best advice. Thanks to her support, I was able to face the stressful situation with confidence and preparation. I truly had a very positive mentorship experience with her. Thank you, Teresa.
Hedi
Standard Plan • 1 month
Get to know Maria Teresa
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LinkWorkshop | Enterprise B2B UX: How to Ship What You Actually Designed · Zoom · Luma
🎯 For UX Designers | 🧠 Beginner-Intermediate | 🔁 Interactive session | 🕒 90 min | 👥 40 seats | …
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LinkThe UX Job Search Playbook
A Notion workspace for UX designers who want to approach their job search with some actual strategy — not just …
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What happens when you start
You tell Maria Teresa your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Maria Teresa reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
