About Francesca
Francesca Martin is a counsellor with 17 years of experience. She holds BACP registration, and has worked across schools and community agencies. Francesca has also provided supervision to other counsellors and has a background in supporting people affected by alcohol-related issues.
She has substantial experience helping people talk through relationship concerns. Francesca also supports people dealing with anxiety, stress, depression and grief. She helps clients who are coping with life changes, career worries, parenting stress and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem.
Background and approach
Francesca practises a person-centred approach that focuses on understanding each person’s experience. In sessions she listens without judgement and helps people find their own options. She aims to create a calm space where people can make sense of what’s troubling them.
Her past work includes 11 years as a school counsellor and time at an agency specialising in alcohol-related problems. That variety has given her experience with many different situations and life stages. Francesca also has additional training in couples counselling and in providing online and telephone counselling.
Sessions can be arranged by following the site’s matching process and scheduling tools. She works from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. Francesca aims to help each person build clearer thinking and more manageable next steps.
People choosing Francesca can expect a steady, respectful presence in sessions and a focus on listening, understanding and practical ways to move forward.
How Francesca’s Approach Translates to Online Therapy
Francesca draws on person-centred counselling, which centres on listening and building a trusting connection. That approach is about offering acceptance, reflecting what you say and helping you find your own solutions, which can be effective for anxiety, relationship concerns and self‑esteem issues.She also brings experience from couples work and from supporting people with addiction-related concerns. Those strands mean she is used to helping people untangle relationship patterns, communication problems and difficult emotions in practical ways that suit their situation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Francesca will collaborate with each person to identify what feels most helpful, adapt the style if needed, and agree goals together. This is a joint process and she checks in regularly to make sure the approach fits your needs and preferences.
Online sessions come in several formats to match different circumstances. Video calls work well when visual contact helps the conversation. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing, want brief check-ins, or need flexibility outside usual hours. Together these options offer practical accessibility for people living in the United Kingdom and make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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