About me
Men’s Counselling, EMDR Therapy & Baby Loss Support in Porthleven, Cornwall and Online Across the UK
I'm Lee Martin, a BACP Accredited Counsellor and EMDR Accredited Practitioner, offering face-to-face counselling and EMDR therapy from my practice in Porthleven, Cornwall, near Helston, as well as online therapy across the UK.
I specialise in working with men experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, as well as men and fathers affected by baby loss, miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss. I also work with stress, burnout, OCD, relationship difficulties and times when life simply feels stuck.
You might look like you're coping
Many of the men I work with are used to being the person other people rely on.
You go to work. You support your family. You deal with whatever needs dealing with and keep life moving.
From the outside, things might look fine.
Underneath, it can feel very different.
Maybe your mind never really switches off. You're constantly overthinking, replaying conversations or worrying about what might happen next. Perhaps you're more irritable than you used to be, snapping at the people you care about and then feeling guilty afterwards.
You might feel flat, exhausted or disconnected. The things that used to help you feel like yourself, football, music, the gym, work, family or seeing mates, don't seem to have the same effect anymore.
Or perhaps something happened in the past that you've tried to put behind you, but your mind and body haven't quite got the message.
You don't have to wait until everything falls apart before getting some support.
Common reasons men contact me
• Anxiety, worry and overthinking
• Depression and low mood
• Trauma and PTSD
• Stress and burnout
• OCD and intrusive thoughts
• Anger, irritability and emotional overwhelm
• Relationship difficulties
• Low confidence and self-esteem
• Grief and bereavement
• Miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss and baby loss
• Feeling stuck, lost or disconnected
• Life changes, identity and finding direction
Counselling and EMDR for men
I don't believe therapy needs to feel clinical or like an interrogation.
We start by understanding what's happening for you, what you've been through and what you'd like to be different. From there, we decide together what might help.
My approach integrates counselling, CBT and EMDR therapy, depending on your needs.
Sometimes that means having somewhere to talk openly and make sense of things. Sometimes we might look at patterns of thinking or behaviour that are keeping you stuck. Where difficult or traumatic experiences continue to affect you, EMDR may help us work more directly with those experiences.
There is no expectation that you walk through the door and immediately trust me or tell me everything.
Trust takes time.
We work at your pace.
Baby loss counselling for men and fathers
Baby loss can affect fathers profoundly, yet men's experiences can sometimes become almost invisible.
After miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal loss, you may find yourself trying to support your partner and family while having very little space to understand what has happened to you.
Grief can show up as sadness, but it can also look like anger, guilt, numbness, anxiety, withdrawing, throwing yourself into work or simply trying to keep functioning.
This is an area that is particularly important to me, both professionally and personally.
I'm also the author of Still His Dad: A Father's Story of Baby Loss, written from my own experience of fatherhood, grief and baby loss.
My experience doesn't mean I know exactly how you feel. Your experience is your own. But it does mean you won't need to convince me that fathers grieve too.
Why I do this work
I know that sitting opposite a counsellor and talking about yourself can feel like a big step, particularly if you've spent years dealing with things on your own.
I've had my own experiences of anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and baby loss. Those experiences are part of what eventually brought me to this work, but they aren't what your therapy is about.
Your therapy is about you.
Alongside that lived experience, I bring professional training and experience as a BACP Accredited Counsellor and EMDR Accredited Practitioner, with a background that includes counselling, CBT, trauma work, addiction and supporting people through some incredibly difficult periods of their lives.
I'm a dad, a football and music fan, and I'm unlikely to sit silently analysing everything you say.
I'm interested in getting to know the person sitting opposite me.
What working with me looks like
We can start with a free 15-minute telephone conversation.
You don't need to prepare anything. It's simply an opportunity to tell me a little about what's happening, ask questions and get a sense of whether you might feel comfortable working with me.
If we continue, sessions are 50 minutes.
We'll look at what's happening now, what may be contributing to it and what you would like to change. From there, we'll agree together how we work.
For some people that involves counselling. For others, CBT or EMDR becomes part of the work. Often it's a combination.
The aim isn't to turn you into somebody different.
It's to help you understand what's happening, process what needs processing and become less burdened by the past and more able to live the life you want now.
Face-to-face counselling in Porthleven & online therapy
I offer private face-to-face counselling and EMDR therapy from The Net Loft in Porthleven, Cornwall, convenient for Helston and the surrounding area.
I also provide online counselling and EMDR therapy across the UK.
Sessions are £70 for 50 minutes.
📞 Call or text: 07873 665713
📧 Email: leemartincounselling@gmail.com
Send me a message if you’re ready to talk, or even if you’re just thinking about it. That first step might feel big, but it could be the start of something better.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training, qualifications and experience
I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor and EMDR Accredited Practitioner based in Cornwall, providing counselling and EMDR therapy for men both face to face in Helston and online across the UK.
I specialise in supporting men experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, OCD, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and baby loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss. Many of the men I work with have spent years carrying things on their own, often feeling pressure to keep going while struggling underneath.
Alongside private practice, I have worked across mental health services, education, addiction recovery, employee assistance programmes and charitable organisations. This breadth of experience has given me a strong understanding of the challenges many men face, including work-related stress, burnout, trauma, grief, family pressures, emotional shutdown and major life transitions.
My approach combines counselling, CBT and EMDR therapy to help clients process difficult experiences, reduce anxiety, overcome unhelpful patterns and move towards meaningful and lasting change. I aim to offer therapy that feels practical, supportive and grounded in real life rather than overly clinical or overwhelming.
Qualifications and Professional Training
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) University of Exeter
EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner
EMDR Therapy Parts 1, 2 and 3
Certificate in Clinical Supervision
SANDS Baby Loss Counselling Training
Rewind Trauma Therapy Training
DASH Domestic Abuse Training
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
Ongoing specialist training in trauma, grief, OCD and men's mental health
I am an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner. I work in accordance with professional ethical frameworks, maintaining regular supervision and continuing professional development to ensure clients receive safe, effective and up-to-date support.
Session Availability
Whether you are looking for counselling for anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, OCD, baby loss support for fathers, EMDR therapy, men's counselling or clinical supervision, sessions are available face to face in Helston, Cornwall, and online throughout the UK.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Counselling and EMDR sessions are £70 for 50 minutes.
Clinical supervision is £70 for 90 minutes.
I offer face-to-face therapy and supervision in Porthleven, Cornwall, near Helston, and online across the UK. A free 15-minute introductory call is available for new therapy clients.
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Further information
I offer face-to-face counselling and EMDR from a private, comfortable therapy room at The Net Loft in Porthleven, Cornwall. My approach is relaxed, down-to-earth and collaborative. I work particularly with men and understand that starting therapy can feel unfamiliar. There’s no pressure to know what to say or to open up straight away. We work at your pace and build trust over time. Online sessions are also available across the UK.
