Martin Ollington, BACP
16 years in practice
Martin Ollington is a counsellor who focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem and depression.
License and registration
- BACP
- 251775 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 16
- 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 Martin
Martin Ollington is a counsellor who focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting pressure, sleep or eating concerns, and challenges such as ADHD and compassion fatigue. Martin writes plainly and meets people where they are, helping them take the first steps toward feeling and functioning better.
Martin believes people are the experts on their own lives and brings that view into sessions.
Background and approach
He works collaboratively to help clients identify what matters to them and what gets in the way of making changes. Conversations are practical and direct, with room for reflection and real-life problem solving. He draws on Existential approaches to look at meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels confusing or empty.
He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to support coping, values-led action and better relationships. Cognitive Behavioural techniques and client-centred listening are available when helpful. Martin has sixteen years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
He offers sessions in English and works with people from diverse backgrounds, including international clients. Sessions are offered online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. The first steps are straightforward: complete the short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions that fit your schedule.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Martin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- 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
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martin names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and the big questions people face. Online conversations using this approach help people name what matters to them and decide what kind of life they want to build. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and taking small actions that align with personal values, which can reduce avoidance and increase purpose. Attachment-Based ideas explore patterns in close relationships, helping people understand how early experiences shape current connections and how to shift unhelpful interaction habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they will decide which ideas and exercises to try. That collaboration means methods can change as understanding grows and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit people with limited bandwidth, and live chat or messaging can fit into busy days or work better for brief check-ins. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions and to keep work going when life is busy or travel is difficult.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus relationship, parenting, sleep and eating difficulties and related life challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is collaborative and plainspoken. He listens, asks practical questions and helps people work out steps they can try between sessions.
What relevant experience does he have?
He has sixteen years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom with a wide range of concerns including coping strategies and grief support.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and preferences.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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