Emma MartinBACP

Emma Martin is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people through hard times. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings four years of experience working in the UK. Emma aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about relationship strain, grief, anxiety and changes around pregnancy and childbirth among other concerns.

Before training as a counsellor she worked in the mental health sector with adults, young adults and families. More recently she has supported people who have survived sexual violence and domestic abuse. That experience has shaped a practical way of working with trauma, loss and difficult life events.

Emma draws on Client-Centred Therapy to keep the focus on each person’s needs and preferences. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support change and Solution-Focused Therapy to build small, realistic steps forward. Sessions tend to centre on what matters most to the person in front of her and on clear, manageable goals.

Her background includes work with addiction, bereavement including suicide bereavement, anxiety, depression, self-harm, dissociation and gender dysphoria. She describes her role as accompanying people through their difficulties and helping them discover what helps them feel steadier.

Emma works from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. She follows the Ethical Framework for counselling professions and stays up to date with developments in the field. To begin, people are invited to make initial contact and complete the required intake steps.

How Emma's approaches shape online counselling

Emma uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the person's priorities at the heart of each session, offering a listening style that follows what matters most to the individual. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and to build commitment in small steps. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical goals and on identifying what already works so those things can be used more often.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Emma will work with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That discussion is ongoing, so the way sessions are run can change as priorities shift or progress is made.

If you are thinking about online counselling, check the session formats available before booking so you know what will work for your routine. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around childcare, appointments and work breaks, or to have shorter check-ins when needed. It can also mean less travel and more flexibility in scheduling, helping therapy slot into everyday life rather than around it.