- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Grief
About Martha
Martha Burling is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and addiction. She also helps those struggling with self-esteem, motivation, sleeping and eating concerns.
Many clients bring issues around parenting, intimacy and life changes, and she offers practical help for these worries. Martha aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can say what they are feeling.
Background and approach
She listens with empathy and invites clients to explore thoughts and choices at their own pace. Sessions focus on clear, usable ideas rather than labels or jargon. Her approach draws on evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ways of working to understand relationship patterns and personal values. These tools are applied in simple, concrete steps that people can try between sessions. Martha has a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy membership, shown as BACP.
That credential indicates professional registration in the United Kingdom. Her work blends gentle challenge with practical strategies to manage day-to-day life. She encourages people to be curious about change rather than expecting instant fixes.
Sessions can include short coaching tasks, emotion regulation strategies and planning for small experiments. The aim is to help people build coping skills that fit into their real lives.
What Martha works with
Everything Martha lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Martha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and problems that recur over time. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers tools for changing patterns that maintain distress. It often helps with anxiety, depression and sleep problems.Martha treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with the client to decide which methods fit the person's needs, goals and preferences. That may mean combining ACT, CBT or attachment-informed ways of working and adapting techniques as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat or text messages suit shorter check-ins, quick coaching tasks or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and day-to-day life.
Questions people ask about Martha
What concerns does Martha focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and addictions. Other common areas include self-esteem, parenting, intimacy and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her way of working?
Martha offers a calm, non-judgemental space and listens with empathy. She uses practical exercises and short coaching tasks to help people try new ways of coping between sessions.
What professional background does she have?
She has six years of professional experience supporting people with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns. Her practice focuses on straightforward, real-life strategies.
Is she registered and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for appointments?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. This variety helps fit therapy into different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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