Counsellor profile
Martha Burling, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- stress and anxiety
- addictions support
- grief and loss
About Martha
Counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with six years' experience. Martha Burling helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self esteem and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy questions, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, and life changes such as separation or midlife concerns.
Martha uses straightforward talking therapy. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what the person wants to change. She listens and reflects, then works with practical steps to manage mood, urges and daily routines. Techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy help with unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.
Attachment-based ideas are used when relationships and past bonds are a core issue. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) methods can help people notice difficult feelings and still act in line with their values. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills are also available for managing strong emotions and impulsive behaviours.
People who come for support may be working through grief, coping with long-term illness or facing career or parenting stress. Martha can also address issues such as body image, guilt and shame, anger, and isolation. She notes experience with ADHD-related concerns and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Martha uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone towards the life they want. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety, low mood and problems like sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that began in important relationships and how those patterns affect current relationships and intimacy issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Martha discusses goals and preferences with each person and tests what helps. That collaborative process shapes whether sessions use cognitive techniques, ACT ideas or attachment-focused conversations.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. Some approaches adapt well to remote work, for example CBT exercises or ACT practices that people can try between sessions.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self esteem and depression, and with related issues such as sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, career stress and midlife concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses talking therapy that focuses on present difficulties and practical steps. Methods include cognitive approaches, attachment ideas, ACT and some DBT skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and are managed via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees depend on the selected location.
How do I start a first session?
Choose the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.