I truly believe that deep, lasting change is possible for everyone. My own journey from feeling stuck and unknown to finding my passion for life and personal growth is at the heart of my practice. You can create this change too and I am here to help. I am
As your therapist, I can offer an open and patient space for you to explore what might be holding you back, look at the way you relate to others, and/or support you in connecting more to your own self and what you want for your life.
My core therapeutic approach is Transactional Analysis, which provides a lens to helps us understand the patterns we've developed, often from early life. Most importantly, my hope is that we’ll build a strong therapeutic relationship together - a safe space where you can explore your script, understand your thoughts and feelings, and make new decisions for your here-and-now and future self.
Hi, I’m Martin
I hold a level 6 diploma in counselling and am accredited with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) I also have many years of experience working in adult mental health recovery in the charity sector. Alongside this I attend monthly professional supervision and am also a member of the UKCP and UKATA (plus EATA) to support my ongoing training, professional development, and commitment to ethical working.
The work
Maybe you’ve noticed a pattern; you keep having the same type of relationship, you’re feeling unheard or misunderstood, you feel stuck and something isn’t working, or may you feel like you just don’t know yourself or what you want.
You’ve come to the decision that it can’t stay this way but you don’t know where to begin - you’re at a fork in the road. It just might be time to get some support.
Together we can explore your situation, your behaviours, the way you think, and how you feel. I’ll support you in uncovering the roots of these cycles, explore decisions made early in life, and help you to be more present in the here-and-now. Enabling you to make a change and write a new script for yourself.
Recognise it
Awareness is the first building block in lifelong change. Before we can make a new decision, we must first understand ourselves and learn compassion for the strategies we learnt to get by.
Change it
Once we see ourselves, hear ourselves, and hold compassionate space for ourselves, change can happen. Everyone has the capacity to change what isn’t working and I will support you to access this capacity within yourself.