Martha Ash, BACP
Martha Ash is a counsellor who aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable.
About Martha
Martha Ash is a counsellor who aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable. She helps people untangle anxiety, manage stress, cope with loss, and think through relationship and life changes. Martha creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can speak openly about difficult experiences.
She works from a person-centred perspective, which means the relationship matters most. Martha focuses on listening with empathy and responding with honesty so clients feel understood.
Background and approach
She does not offer quick fixes but supports steady, thoughtful change. Martha draws on a background in psychology and uses practical tools when they are helpful. These include techniques from cognitive approaches and body awareness to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills.
She explains options clearly and keeps therapy grounded in everyday life. With three years' experience, Martha is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English across the United Kingdom.
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits each person. Many clients come with concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strains, addiction, grief, parenting stress, eating and body image issues, or past trauma.
Martha also supports people facing identity and attachment questions, adoption and foster care matters, chronic illness and caregiving stress, and communication or commitment problems. She encourages a collaborative start to therapy so people feel involved in shaping the work. If the fit feels right, Martha stays alongside clients as they work through challenges and build practical ways to cope and grow.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 412209 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Martha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Martha names
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Person-centred work online and practical approaches
Martha primarily works from a client-centred perspective, which puts the relationship at the heart of change. This approach involves careful listening, empathy and honest feedback to help people feel heard and to build their own solutions. It is often helpful for issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and grief.She also draws on cognitive-based techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small practical experiments. These tools can be useful for managing anxiety, low mood and day-to-day coping. Martha uses somatic awareness in sessions too, helping people notice how stress shows up in the body and develop simple grounding methods to reduce overwhelm.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Martha discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and adjusts the way she works so it fits each person's needs. This collaborative process helps people understand what feels useful and what does not, and means therapy is tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation over distance, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera, and text-based work can fit around busy days. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, childcare and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical, supportive work.
Frequently asked
What issues does this counsellor help with?
Martha supports people with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and parenting worries, grief, addictions, eating and body image issues, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her practice is person-centred, focusing on honest, empathetic connection. She also uses practical techniques from cognitive approaches and somatic awareness when they fit a person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of clinical experience and a background in psychology, combining listening-focused work with practical coping strategies.
Where is the counsellor based and how is professional status shown?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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