About Martha
Martha Burling is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. She also supports those dealing with grief, low self-esteem, motivation problems and relationship or intimacy worries. Martha works to make the first step feel less daunting and meets people where they are.
She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters day to day. Conversations centre on understanding feelings and reactions, and on practical steps people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Martha draws on a mix of approaches, including Somatic work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive strategies to suit the person's needs. Martha has six years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That background informs how she plans sessions and communicates clearly about what to expect.
Sessions aim to be collaborative. Martha listens first, then helps people set small, realistic goals. She uses talk, breathing and body-aware exercises when helpful, alongside thought-focused techniques for changing unhelpful patterns.
People who come to Martha often want help with life changes, workplace stress, persistent low mood, or coping after loss. She also supports those exploring identity, body image and attachment worries. Her style is calm, direct and warm, with an emphasis on practical tools that fit everyday life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Somatic-informed work helps people notice how emotions show up in the body and gently use breath, movement and awareness to ease tension; it can be useful for stress, anxiety and trauma-related patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings, which can help with avoidance, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections, which can help with intimacy, trust and communication issues. Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work with the person to choose methods that match their needs, goals and comfort level. That choice is collaborative and may change over time as progress and preferences become clearer. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and body-aware exercises when useful. Phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging give extra flexibility for shorter check-ins, practical coaching or ongoing support between meetings.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior 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
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English