Emma Martin, BACP

Emma Martin is a person-centred therapist and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings four years of practice in the UK and a calm, accepting presence to sessions. Emma focuses on building a trusting relationship so people can talk openly about what matters to them.

Before training as a counsellor she worked across the mental health sector with adults, young adults, and families. That work exposed her to a wide range of life challenges, including trauma, bereavement, addiction, and relationship problems. More recently she has worked with survivors of rape, sexual violence and domestic abuse.

Emma uses a person-centred approach that prioritises understanding and empathy. She aims to listen without judgement and to help people make sense of difficult experiences. Her background also includes using motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas where helpful to support change and practical steps.

Areas Emma commonly addresses include grief, stress and anxiety, parenting concerns, relationships, eating and body image issues, depression, addiction, ADHD and ageing and geriatric issues. She also supports people facing loss, adoption and foster care questions, and identity matters such as gender dysphoria.

Emma follows the BACP Ethical Framework and keeps her practice up to date. She describes her role as accompanying people through hard times and helping them find clearer ways forward that fit their life and values.

How Emma's approaches work online

Emma uses a person-centred approach that centres on listening and understanding. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, non-judgemental space to talk through grief, relationship strain or life changes.

She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to make changes but feel stuck; this involves gentle questions that help clarify motivation and next steps. Solution-focused work looks ahead to small, practical steps and quick experiments that can shift daily routines and reduce stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Emma will discuss goals and preferences and collaborate on whether the focus should be on understanding feelings, building motivation, or testing small practical changes. That choice can change as therapy moves forward.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to be on camera for every meeting. These practical benefits help people keep therapy manageable alongside other commitments.