- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Martha
Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor with ten years working in a focused clinical role. She helps people who are struggling with things like anxiety, depression, relationship stress, addiction and parenting concerns. She aims to make sessions feel straightforward and respectful so people can speak honestly about what matters to them.
Martha draws on several approaches to tailor conversations to each person. She uses attachment ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thinking, and emotionally-focused methods to work on closeness and feelings. Her style is practical and reflective. Sessions may include gentle mindfulness, exploring values and looking at everyday choices that influence mood and relationships.
She places an emphasis on self-worth, purpose, and feeling heard during appointments. Martha works with adults from different backgrounds and offers help in English and Spanish. She has experience supporting people through grief, trauma, career change, caregiving stress and sexual health or intimacy concerns.
She also helps with issues such as body image, sleep, anger and compassion fatigue. People who choose her can expect a collaborative pace. Conversations are guided by the person in front of her, with techniques brought in as useful.
The goal is clearer coping strategies, improved relationships and a stronger sense of self over time.
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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 and online access
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, helping with issues such as intimacy, abandonment fears and communication problems. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own perspective, offering a respectful space to talk and helping people build self-worth through being genuinely heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thought patterns and develops practical steps to change behaviour and mood, which can help with anxiety, depression and sleep problems.Deciding on the best approach happens together. The therapist will listen to what matters most, discuss options and try methods that fit the client's goals and preferences. That collaborative process means the style of work can adapt as needs change.
Online sessions give practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and non-verbal cues, phone calls can be easier if bandwidth is limited, chat can be a quick check-in and messaging suits shorter, more frequent check-ins. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping a steady therapeutic relationship with registered or accredited professionals.
Questions people ask about Martha
What concerns does she support?
She supports a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses a person-centred style that is practical and reflective, combining discussion with techniques such as mindfulness and emotion-focused work.
What is her clinical background?
She has spent ten years working in a focused counselling role and has practised across different settings and cultures.
Which qualifications and region are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts clients from outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions are provided via a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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