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Martha Cheesman, BACP

Calm, practical counselling for anxious minds

10 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English, Spanish · online sessions

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About Martha

Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor who supports people dealing with anxiety and related concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on ten years of focused practice to help clients who are facing depression, trauma, relationship strain, or changes in life circumstances. Martha aims to create a space where people feel heard and respected as they talk through difficult feelings.

She offers a practical, down-to-earth style. Sessions look at how thoughts, relationships and everyday habits affect mood and stress.

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Background and approach

Martha pays attention to how past attachments and current relationships shape emotional responses, and she helps people notice patterns that keep problems repeating. Martha uses ideas from cognitive behavioural approaches to help people change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. She also uses client-centred listening so people can set their own pace, and emotionally focused techniques when relationship feelings are the focus.

Existential themes such as meaning and purpose are woven in when clients want to examine life direction. Her work often covers a wide range of issues, including addictions, grief, body image, sleep problems, parenting strain and work-related stress. She also supports people with identity and intimacy questions, and those coping with major life events or physical illness.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or messaging. International clients can be seen, and decisions about format and goals are made together. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session through the Start Therapy button.

Approaches to emotion and relationships online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships affect feelings and reactions; it helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and to build safer patterns. Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of the process, with non-judgemental listening that helps people find their own answers and set their own pace. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Martha will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try first. The plan can change as work progresses, with choices made together so the approach fits the person's needs and comfort level.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible from different places. Video calls let people use visual cues and real-time conversation, phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for work schedules, family life or travel while staying focused on progress.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Martha help with?
Martha works with anxiety alongside depression, trauma and relationship difficulties. She also supports people with grief, addictions, body image, sleep and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and listening-led. She combines gentle client-centred listening with techniques to change thoughts and habits and attention to emotional experience in relationships.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has spent ten years working in a more specialised counselling role and draws on a broader two-decade background in helping people from different cultures and ages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad or prefer another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and scheduling and is handled via a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Languages
English, Spanish

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