Martha Cheesman, BACP
Martha Cheesman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with a wide range of concerns.
About Martha
Martha Cheesman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with a wide range of concerns. She supports people facing anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting stress and career-related strain. Martha also helps with body image, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue and identity questions related to LGBT concerns.
Martha brings ten years of focused practice experience. She practises with a holistic outlook that looks at mind, body and spirit.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help people feel heard, understood and valued as they work through painful events and life changes. Her approach draws from attachment-based thinking and client-centred listening. She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally-focused work to help people understand feelings and change patterns.
Existential themes are invited when questions about meaning, purpose and self worth come up. Martha is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is noted on her profile as BACP. She offers work in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.
Practical formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that suits them.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 392231 | February 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.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Martha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- 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
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Martha names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. It helps when trust, closeness or patterns of seeking and avoiding others cause pain. Client-centred counselling prioritises listening and the person’s own pace; the counsellor follows what matters to the client and offers acceptance and reflection. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical ways to test and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Martha will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and try different ways of working. That collaborative process helps decide whether attachment ideas, client-centred listening or CBT is the best route for the current concerns.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and hold deeper conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit short reflections, written processing and people who prefer typing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Martha supports people with anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and parenting stress. She also works with issues like body image, sleep, eating concerns and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is holistic and listening-led. She uses client-centred listening alongside attachment and emotionally-focused ideas to understand feelings and relationships.
What experience does she have?
She has around ten years of focused practice experience and has worked in the field for a longer period. That background informs her practical approach to common life difficulties.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile.
Can I work with her if I don't speak English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription model and the cost varies with location and therapist arrangements. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a course of sessions?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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