Martha Burling, BACP

Martha Burling is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. She supports people facing grief, low self-esteem, motivation struggles and everyday life challenges. Martha aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's situation.

Martha has six years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about their thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope with day-to-day problems and to build steady routines that support recovery and wellbeing.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationships and past connections shape current difficulties. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills and client-centred work also appear when emotion regulation and validation are needed.

Martha works with a wide range of concerns from trauma and abuse to eating and sleeping issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue and career stress. She also supports people dealing with intimacy, communication problems and feelings of isolation.

She encourages collaborative goal-setting so each person shapes their journey. People are invited to take things at a pace that suits them, with practical strategies to use between sessions and focus on what matters most to them.

How therapy approaches work for online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then make space for actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with depression, anxiety and insomnia.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. This makes it easier to try an approach and adjust it if needed, so therapy stays focused on day-to-day improvements.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by saving travel time or allowing shorter check-ins at lunch. It can also let people choose settings that reduce background noise or avoid video when preferred. Registered or accredited professionals aim to adapt materials and exercises so they work well across different setups.