Martha Burling, BACP
6 years in practice
Martha Burling is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and low self-esteem.
License and registration
- BACP
- 379718 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Martha
Martha Burling is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and low self-esteem. She also supports those coping with depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the practical strains of parenting and work. Martha works from a straightforward, respectful stance and aims to make the first steps into therapy easier for worried people.
She offers a calm space where clients can talk freely without judgement. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what the person wants to change.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to surface day-to-day coping strategies and small, realistic steps that reduce overwhelm and build confidence. Martha draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning in difficult moments. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and act in ways that fit their values.
Attachment-based and client-centred approaches guide conversations about relationships and emotional safety. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural work are used when thoughts and routines get in the way. These can include short exercises and planning between sessions to test new ways of coping.
The therapist adjusts pace and focus to suit each person. Martha holds BACP accreditation, and she has worked in the field for six years. She practices from the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English.
If someone is ready to begin, she helps them take the next scheduling steps and set clear goals for therapy.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Martha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Martha’s approaches work online
Existential therapy helps people look at meaning, choice and what matters to them. Online sessions can use this approach to talk through life changes, loss and questions about purpose in simple, honest conversation.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts without fighting them and taking small actions that match personal values. This works well for anxiety, low mood and patterns like avoidance by using exercises and practical experiments between sessions.
Attachment-based ideas guide work on close relationships and emotional safety. In online sessions these conversations help people recognise interaction patterns and practice different ways of relating to others.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients are encouraged to feed back what feels useful so the plan can change over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility across formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is low, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging fits people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Martha help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem and depression, among other life challenges listed in her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and non-judgemental, with conversations that focus on practical steps and personal values. Sessions aim to be direct and easy to follow.
What experience does she bring?
Martha has six years of professional work in counselling and related settings, helping clients with a broad range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is BACP accredited and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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