- Person-centred approach
- Practical techniques
- Trauma and grief
About Martha
Martha Ash is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' practical experience. She works with people who are carrying worry about relationships, stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body image, addiction, parenting pressures and life changes. Martha also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and career concerns.
Martha uses a person-centred approach that places importance on the therapeutic relationship. She focuses on honest conversation and real human connection rather than quick fixes. That means sessions are driven by what the client brings and by careful listening from the counsellor.
In practice she blends person-centred work with psychological insight and selected practical techniques. Those techniques can include simple cognitive methods and attention to bodily experience when these help with anxiety or grounding. She aims to make things concrete so clients leave with clearer options to try between sessions.
Martha also pays attention to specific life contexts such as adoption and foster care issues, attachment questions, blended-family tensions, and caring responsibilities. She will talk through how past experiences influence present reactions and work on ways to manage strong emotions like anger or shame.
She is straightforward about what she can offer and encourages people to choose a counsellor they feel comfortable with. The emphasis in her practice is on clear discussion, practical steps where useful, and building a reliable working relationship.
Person-centred work online and approach options
Person-centred therapy focuses on a genuine therapeutic relationship and listening. It helps people talk through feelings, understand how past experiences shape present responses, and make decisions that feel more authentic. This approach suits concerns such as anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and guilt.Martha also uses straightforward cognitive techniques to help with unhelpful thought patterns. These are practical ways to test and reframe beliefs that fuel anxiety or shame. She draws on somatic awareness too, paying attention to bodily signals so clients can notice and manage physical reactions to stress.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will explore a client's goals, preferences and day-to-day circumstances and then collaborate on which methods to try. That conversation happens together and can change as the work progresses.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-in conversations and reduce travel time. It can also let people join from a quieter place or avoid being on camera for some sessions, depending on their needs and the agreed format.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating and body image issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and depression.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses a person-centred way of working, offering careful listening and honest conversation to help people talk through feelings of shame and guilt and how they affect day-to-day life.
What is her professional background?
She has three years' experience and draws on a background in psychology alongside person-centred practice and some cognitive and somatic techniques.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.