Counsellor profile
Martha Cheesman, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
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- Attachment-based methods
- Client-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural work
About Martha
Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of focused practice. She works with adults facing relationship strains, parenting stresses, addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety and related concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and she accepts international clients.
Martha listens for how past attachments and current relationships affect day-to-day life. She talks through patterns that leave people feeling stuck, underconfident, overwhelmed or burnt out. Practical steps and reflective conversation are used together rather than one or the other.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds shape present reactions. She also uses client-centred methods to make time for the client’s own goals and pace. Cognitive behavioural techniques help people spot and shift unhelpful thinking that feeds anxiety, low mood or conflict.
Martha has worked across different cultures and age groups. Over the past decade she has deepened her practice with trauma-aware and existential perspectives. That means she attends to emotional safety, lasting patterns and the life questions that follow loss or crisis.
In sessions she often combines reflection, practical exercises and gentle questioning. For parents or adult children, this can mean focusing on communication, setting boundaries, or coping strategies for stress and sleep. For people dealing with intimacy, grief or identity questions she helps clarify values and next steps.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The service uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and cost varies with location.
How sessions work
How Martha’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current responses and patterns. Online sessions can use guided conversation to map those patterns and practice new ways of relating in everyday life. Client-centred counselling focuses on the client’s priorities and pace and means sessions are led by what the person wants to address next. Cognitive behavioural work breaks down unhelpful thoughts and tries small experiments to test new behaviours and coping strategies.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Martha will talk with clients about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust as needed over time, so the work stays practical and relevant to home life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around family routines, short work breaks or caregiving duties. It also lets people use written exercises, screen-shared worksheets or short check-ins between longer sessions to keep progress moving without adding travel time.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
Martha works with relationship strain, parenting pressure, addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She blends attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural methods, using reflection alongside practical exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of focused practice in counselling, building on earlier work across different populations and cultures.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and she practices in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How much does it cost to see her?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.