Martha Cheesman

Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor who aims to help people facing relationship strain, addiction, trauma, anxiety and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with grief, parenting pressures, work stress and questions about intimacy or identity. Martha works in English and Spanish and accepts international clients. Martha brings around ten years of focused practice alongside a longer history in the field. She draws on several approaches so she can tailor sessions to each person's needs. In sessions she pays attention to how relationships, thoughts and feelings connect to everyday behaviour. Her style is warm and attentive. She listens for what matters to each person and helps them name patterns and reactions. Practical steps such as coping strategies, mindfulness moments and behaviour changes are offered alongside space to reflect on meaning and values. Martha emphasises purpose, self-worth and being heard. That shapes both short-term work and deeper exploration. She aims to help people feel recognised and rebuild a sense of value after difficult experiences. Her background includes study of attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and existential approaches, plus emotionally-focused methods. Those ways of working are mixed depending on the presenting problem and the person's preferences. To begin a match, clients use the site’s Start Therapy process and schedule sessions according to availability. Sessions follow the therapist's usual working arrangements, which are explained when booking.

How Martha's approaches work for online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how past and present relationships shape feelings and behaviour; it helps when trust, closeness or repeated relationship patterns cause distress. Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the centre, offering empathetic listening and gentle reflection so people can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which approaches to try. The plan can change over time as new priorities emerge. The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy lives, making it easier to book regular appointments, reduce travel and manage check-ins around work or family routines. Online work can also allow a focus on practical exercises and thought-recording between meetings, which suits methods such as CBT and attachment-based reflection.