About me
You have probably been thinking about this for a while. Something is not shifting. It might be anxiety that won't settle, patterns in relationships you can see but can't change, a nagging sense of not being quite enough, or a feeling of being stuck between what you think and what you can actually do.
You might have tried to work it out on your own. You might be coming back to therapy after a break, or trying it for the first time. Whatever it is, you don't have to have it figured out before we speak. That's what the work is for.
I'm Martin. I work with adults who are often well aware of themselves and their situation, but find that this isn't quite enough. People who can be hard on themselves and generous with others. People navigating anxiety, change, low self-esteem, difficult relationships, ADHD, or any sense that something important remains out of reach.
Before training as a therapist, I ran my own recruitment business, working with people through significant professional and personal opportunities. That experience, and what it taught me about conversation, relationships, and how people explore what they want, shapes how I communicate.
How I work
My approach is integrative and relational. That means I draw on ideas from Person-Centred therapy, ACT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gestalt, and existential and mindfulness-based traditions, and I use practical cognitive and behavioural tools where they're useful. In practice it means I follow what matters to you, rather than applying a fixed method.
Much of the work comes down to the relationship with ourselves, and how this can become strained. Thinking taking over. Feeling, absent or overwhelming. The aim is not to resolve difficulties from abstract ideas or the outside, but to help you find a different relationship to what is happening inside.
Clients often say they leave with something clear to sit with, something they hadn't quite seen before.
What we might work on
- Anxiety and overthinking: including the kind that makes sense but won't stop.
- Low self-worth and self-criticism: learning to meet yourself with something closer to care.
- Relationship difficulties: patterns in how you connect, need, pull back, or push away.
- ADHD and neurodiversity: understanding yourself, not just managing symptoms.
- Trauma, grief, and loss: including the complicated kind.
- Depression, burnout, and feeling stuck: rebuilding energy and direction.
- Life transitions and identity: when something important is shifting and you're not sure where to stand.
What it is like to work together
I listen fully to every part of you, holding all without fear or favour. This is collaborative, takes whatever time it takes, and goes where it needs to.
I ask lots of questions, allowing silence and space but not prolonged avoidance. I don't give answers, I try to ask better questions. I don't know what is right for you, but I'm keen to help you find out. If something seems in the way, I'll say so. Kind, genuine, and on your side. Just another view.
One thing clients often notice is that sessions don't feel like performance. You don't have to arrive with a topic prepared. You can arrive as you are, and we find what needs attention from there.
There is warmth and lightness too. It comes naturally, an ease and comfort between us that we take wherever we go. Not to soften what is, but to soften how we meet it.
Over time, the aim is not just to feel better, but to develop a different relationship with yourself: one where you can meet what is difficult without fighting it, following what is, without having to force it. People leave in a different place. Beliefs have shifted into ones that fit better, for now and what is to come. Less stuck, and freer to be all of who you are. Hopefully in better contact with your life and with what felt lost, with more contentment in the present, peace with the past, and hope for the future.
Who I work with
I work with adults, in person near King's Cross and online across the UK. My clients come from all backgrounds and identities.
What they share, more often than not, is a desire to understand themselves better and to live with a bit more ease, presence and honesty.
If this resonates, an intro call would be the best next step. We’ll explore what has brought you here, and how we might work together. It's free, with no commitment or obligation.
The work is yours, but not yours to do alone.
Practicalities
- 50-minute sessions, in person near King's Cross (sadly not step-free) or online.
- Sessions are £80, available weekly, fortnightly, or as suits you.
- Reduced fee available for students and those on a low income.
- No fixed commitment. Come for as long as it feels useful.
- Free 20-minute intro call. Book directly using the button above.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been working with clients since 2022, supporting people with anxiety, trauma, low self-worth and self-criticism, ADHD, loss, and relationship difficulties.
I hold an Advanced Diploma in Counselling from Heartwood Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling from CPPD Counselling School.
I am an Accredited Professional Registrant of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (PNCPS Acc.), registered on the NCPS Accredited Register, which is approved by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
What clients say
"The work Martin and I did together was life-changing. Everyone around me noticed the difference. He brings his own personality and subjectivity to sessions, which makes the whole process human and gratifying." J
"Martin is kind, thoughtful, and patient. He gave me space to build trust before we tackled difficult issues, which meant I could process both past and present." C
"Martin is a phenomenal space holder. His presence and ability to witness is one of the deepest and most attuned that I have encountered." I
"A very warm, empathetic and insightful person, with the right amount of introspective challenge. I would sincerely recommend Martin." D
"There's something about Martin's sessions that make you lift the heaviest, roughest parts of you, hold them and weigh them, but leave feeling like they're lighter, softer and put away somewhere more manageable." T
If this resonates, a short intro call may be the best next step. It's free, with no commitment or obligation.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Self-criticism and overthinking. Feeling stuck between what you understand and what you can actually do. Life transitions, identity and purpose. When life is working but doesn't feel like living.
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Fees
£70.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Some like to work weekly, others prefer to meet fortnightly or occasionally.
My focus isn't the schedule, but how we can work well within the conditions you have.
When I work
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Further information
My practice is based near King's Cross in Central London, within easy reach of Islington, Camden Town, Bloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Angel, Marylebone, Highbury, Kentish Town, Finsbury Park, Regent's Park, Barnsbury, Tufnell Park, Somers Town and Holborn.
King's Cross is one of London's best-connected points, a short and direct journey on the Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern and Thameslink lines, so it is easy to reach from much of north and east London, including Walthamstow and Highbury. Sessions are also available online across the UK.
