- Client-Centred Therapy
- Couples counselling skills
- School counselling experience
About Francesca
Francesca Martin is a BACP-registered counsellor with 17 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She trained as a person-centred counsellor and has additional qualifications in couples counselling and online and telephone counselling. Francesca has worked across schools and counselling agencies and has spent eleven years as a school counsellor.
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also works with addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting matters, career concerns and depression. Francesca lists support for people affected by ADHD, compassion fatigue and LGBT issues among her areas of work.
Francesca’s background includes time in services focusing on alcohol-related problems and roles as a counselling supervisor. That mix of settings means she is used to short-term and longer-term work, and to helping people whose lives are affected by health, caregiving or complex, overlapping issues.
Her way of working is grounded in client-centred therapy. Sessions are led by the person attending, with the counsellor reflecting what is said and helping to clarify options. She aims to help people make sense of what is troubling them and to explore possible ways forward without directing decisions.
If someone wants to begin, the usual next step is to use the site’s online matching and booking process. Francesca works in English and does not accept international clients at this time.
How her client-centred approach works online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor reflects what is said and helps the person name feelings, think through options and make their own choices. This approach is commonly used for relationship stress, anxiety, grief and self-esteem concerns.Her additional training in online and telephone counselling means she brings the same person-led style to remote sessions. That lets the counsellor and client work together to choose ways of talking that feel most useful, whether people prefer to speak over the phone or to use other formats supported by the practitioner.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods or ways of meeting feel most helpful. The process is collaborative and adjusts if needs change over time.
The biography records a qualification in telephone and online counselling but does not list every session format currently offered. Please confirm the precise session options before booking. Remote sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or other commitments, and phone or shorter check-ins may suit people who need a quieter, more practical arrangement.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem and life changes, among many other concerns such as addiction, trauma and intimacy-related issues.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
Her approach is person-centred, which means she listens and reflects rather than prescribes solutions; that style helps people talk through feelings like shame or guilt and clarify options.
How long has she been practising?
She has 17 years of counselling experience, including work in schools and agencies and a background supporting alcohol-related issues.
What are her professional credentials and where is she based?
She is a Registered Member of the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to overseas clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The biography notes an additional qualification in online and telephone counselling, but it does not list every current format; please confirm the session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the site button to see online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.