Martha Burling, BACP

Martha Burling supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief and low self-esteem. She also helps with depression, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, and challenges such as ADHD and compassion fatigue. Martha’s approach is calm and down-to-earth. She aims to make the first step less daunting for anyone seeking help.

Martha works from a simple premise: people do better when they feel heard. She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage day-to-day stresses and build confidence. Conversations are paced to suit each person’s needs.

Her work draws on a mix of therapies that help with thinking patterns and emotional regulation. Martha uses tools that encourage values-led action, explore attachment needs, and develop coping skills. She tailors techniques to what each person finds most helpful rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

With six years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Martha combines structure with warmth. She supports people through life changes, relationship difficulties, career stress and crises of meaning. The emphasis is on practical steps that can be tried between sessions.

Starting therapy can feel like a big decision, and Martha acknowledges that. She guides people through early sessions and helps set realistic goals. The process is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for each person.

Therapeutic approaches online and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take actions that match those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and reactions, and can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and attachment difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as therapy progresses to better match what is helping.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking. Confirming formats is recommended because specific session types are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use approaches like ACT and attachment work in a way that suits their routine and commitments, with the therapist guiding which exercises and tools to try between meetings.