Melanie Martin

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About me

BACP Registered Person-Centred Counsellor (Level 5)
BANT & CNHC Registered Nutritional Therapist

I offer warm, professional, person-centred counselling for adults seeking support with any issue — including anxiety, low self-esteem, overwhelm, relationship difficulties, life transitions, or feeling stuck and disconnected from yourself.

Alongside this, I have specialist experience supporting people with a disordered relationship with food and self, including binge eating, yo-yo dieting, secret eating, shame and long-standing struggles that haven’t shifted despite years of trying.

My work is grounded in a deeply non-judgmental, empathic approach, informed by lived experience of recovery and specialist training in Eating Psychology, Disordered Eating, Ultra-Processed Food Addiction and Metabolic Health. Where appropriate, I integrate this understanding gently and collaboratively — always led by your needs, pace and goals.

Clients often describe feeling safer, more understood, and more connected to themselves, with increased self-trust, emotional regulation and relief from patterns that once felt overwhelming or impossible to change.

Sessions: £50 | 60 minutes | In person or online
Bespoke, confidential, and tailored to you

You don’t need to know exactly what’s “wrong” to begin — just a sense that something needs care and attention.

My website is https://innerkindcounselling.co.uk/

Training, qualifications & experience

  • Fully qualified BACP registered and insured person centred counsellor
  • Fully qualified BANT and CNHC registered and insured Nutritional Therapist
  • Eating Psychology Coach IPE
  • Metabolic Health Coach
  • Currently working towards Master Practitioner in Eating disorders and disordered eating with the NCFED

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Compulsive eating, secret eating, bingeing, obesity, yo yo dieting, over eating, food addiction

Therapies offered

Fees

£50.00 per session

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Health Assured

Lostwithiel Complementary Health Clinic, The Old Cattle Market Building, Pleyber Christ Way, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0HA

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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Online platforms

FaceTime
Google Meet
Microsoft Teams
Zoom
Melanie Martin
Melanie Martin