Ronika Martin, ACA

Ronika Martin is an ACA counsellor based in Australia who supports people through major life changes and emotional struggles. She aims to make first steps feel safer and more manageable, offering steady support for issues such as addiction, trauma, grief and relationship difficulties.

She has seven years' experience across schools, community organisations, prisons including drug treatment units, NGOs and private practice. That variety has included one-to-one counselling, group therapy and outreach work with people experiencing homelessness and substance use challenges.

Ronika uses everyday language in sessions and helps people notice how past coping strategies still shape today’s behaviour. She works alongside clients to name unhelpful patterns and to try different ways of responding that match current goals and values.

Her way of working draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based and client-centred approaches, and existential ideas. She adapts methods to a person’s needs rather than following a fixed script.

Sessions tend to focus on practical steps, clearer communication and rebuilding motivation. Ronika also brings lived experience to her practice and aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people feel heard. She speaks English and Hindi and practices from Australia.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small committed steps toward those values while learning to allow difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical strategies to shift them, often with exercises to try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasises understanding early relationship patterns and how they influence current connections and emotional responses, useful for intimacy and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to the client’s goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first, then adjust as needed. This collaborative process helps match techniques to the person’s situation rather than imposing one method.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit meetings around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk-through exercises, values work and CBT strategies translate well to remote conversations and can be practised between sessions to reinforce change.