About Martha
Martha Burling is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief and low self-esteem. She aims to make starting therapy feel achievable and supportive for anyone who takes that first step.
Martha focuses on creating an open, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. She listens with empathy and works alongside people to identify small, practical steps they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to match each person’s needs and readiness. Her work draws on several well-known approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. These methods are used flexibly to fit the concern at hand rather than following a single rigid programme.
Martha also brings experience supporting people with relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD-related challenges, and long-term health concerns such as chronic pain or illness. She pays attention to issues around identity and the particular pressures faced by LGBT people. If you are nervous about starting therapy, Martha welcomes those first steps.
She encourages clear goals and simple tools that can be used in day-to-day life. The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes.
What Martha works with
Everything Martha lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Martha is listed here; the rest shows what else Martha works 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.
How Martha’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and move toward a life that matters to them. It often uses simple exercises to clarify values and commit to small actions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical strategies to challenge unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current ways of relating and helps people build more stable connections.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Martha will talk with each client about their concerns, goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try. This collaborative process can mean mixing tools from different approaches to suit the person rather than following a single method.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and family life and reducing travel time. Some formats can make it easier to keep appointments during a busy day or to have a shorter check-in when needed. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered here, so check the booking details to confirm current options before arranging sessions.
Questions people ask about Martha
What kinds of problems does Martha work with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, low self-esteem and related concerns such as eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and career pressures.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Martha offers a warm, non-judgemental space and listens for what matters to each person. She helps clients set realistic goals and tries practical steps that fit everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of common mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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